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Originally Posted by jebartle
Shands is not part of plan, disappointed!
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That is not 100% true. I am part of the UHC Villages plan. I needed radiation therapy and chose proton therapy at the UF Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville which is attached to Shands. My initial dealings with UHC denied that treatment. The insurance folks there appealed that decision and all the radiation treatments were covered in network. There were a few items that were done at both Shands and the Proton Institute that were covered out of network but still covered. My 300K worth of treatments cost me around 8K total.
Part of the reason this worked is UF in Orlando is part of the plan and they also have proton radiation there. So that type of radiation is covered as part of the UHC Villages plan. I chose Jacksonville because they had significantly more experience with my type cancer than Orlando. 4500 patients vs under 100 patients. So it is true that Shands is not part of the published plan, don't give up and accept that as a final answer. All of these places have groups that do nothing but work with insurance plans as a patient advocate.