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Old 09-24-2018, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow View Post
Hmmm Villagers asked to leave by Villages Health Care = 15,000
Doctors leaving =8
Yes sad to see good doctors leave but what about all the "good patients" that got their "termination" letter after many years with the Villages Health Care?
THe fact is, The Villages Health couldn't sustain their model by accepting the reimbursement rates of most insurance companies. Those "good patients" didn't have insurance that reimbursed enough to sustain the model that the Villages is trying to build. The Villages has a model where yearly or every 6 mo. patient appointments are 30 or 60 minutes, being able to see a PA or Nurse practitioner same day. You can't have that with reimbursement rates of most insurance companies. And you're not going to attract physicians if you have the "revolving door" model of most facilities (revolving door because they have to make a profit).