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Originally Posted by JoMar
I also heard there were a few thousand that were leaving....I dn't know how big a deal that is in the scheme of things. There are about 40 docs and if each has 1000 patients (they are capped at 1250) that's 40,000 patients. In addition, there are a bunch of new houses being built which will bring new customers. Will this initial change make a difference in care, I doubt it. Will they recover, I think so. We make decisioons on what works for us or we fear change and want to stay in our comfort zone. Do your homework....talk to Shine, or health health care professionals you trust, but those of us that live here have our agendas and tend to try and sway others to our agendas.
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The general information available locally is that Villages Health notified about 13,00 to 15,000 of their patients that they would have to enroll in their Medicare Advantage Plan or leave. They expected that about 50% of those patients would make the switch.
As it appears to be turning out, only a very small percentage of the patients, maybe 5%, expelled have chosen to accept their HMO-based Advantage Plan and stay with Villages Health for their primary care. Clearly, they will have too many doctors and some will have to be laid off.
Doctors or any other business for that matter, work diligently for years to establish the trust and confidence of their patients and customers. With one financially-driven decision Villages Health destroyed that trust among thousands of Villagers, and their friends who by now are familiar with the story.