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Old 11-18-2016, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JoMar View Post
Many of the experiences are rants based on specific situation and we have no view of the other sides opinion or any other facts to support any poster. Who would make a decision just based on some persons personal opinion....on something as serious as health care? Many have left for fear of change, many have left because it just isn't what I had up north and some have left because they love to live here but hate the fact that the Developer is making money or that decisions are economically based. No one is forcing anyone to use the healthcare system but it seems there is a core that finds it important to take the negative side whenever someone doesn't agree with what they believe to be "what it should be". End of rant.
Agree with rant. My best advice is to either talk with SHINE or the UHC rep at the health centers. TOTV has nothing but anecdotal horror stories that MAY or MAY NOT have been different elsewhere. Also, about 2/3 of the perceptions of the Advantage plan is just plain wrong. People are worried about restricting their choice of specialists/hospitals. For example, it is true, if you have traditional medicare with a supp, you can go to 99.9% of the providers in Central Florida. With the Advantage plan you can only go to 98% of them---but if you have an unusual situation you can get covered for the other 1.9%. So get the facts from a reliable source before hunting for greener grass.