[dillywho]

We have been patients of Dr. Casper from the time he opened his practice here. My husband had a surgery for a squamous cell carcinoma utilizing the MOHS procedure today. He had originally been scheduled for excising the lesion, but it was so large that by going the MOHS route, no skin grafting was required.

Although, it does not apply to us, we were given the notice of the UHC decision when we arrived. He wants all of his patients to be aware of what is happening. He is taking steps to appeal and reverse their decision.

I have my own ideas of why UHC and AARP Advantage are dropping Alliant, and as someone else pointed out, who knows how many others are next. We encountered this same thing prior to our retirement with the company insurance we had. It was an HMO and we suddenly lost our doctor. We had been forced into FirstCare with no choice. Our previous doctor was not a member, so we had to change. When our FirstCare doctor had to drop us (on orders from FirstCare), our previous doctor had signed on since a large percentage of his practice was from our plant. Forthunately, he knew how to deal with them. There is much more to this story, but you can probably get the picture. PM me if you want more details.

I know there are many here who really like their system, but I decided early on that it was not for us, nor would it ever be. Hopefully, that will never change. We have a Humana PPO Advantage Plan and are totally pleased with it.