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Old 11-19-2020, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
You can choose any doctor except The Villages Health System Primary Care Doctors. I too have the supplement and found it a little hard finding a primary other than Premier which I will not go back to for any reason. This is a perfect location for a few good younger primary doctors to open a business.
Unfortunately, I think this is a lousy place for young primary care doctors to open a business...
Most of their billing is Medicare, which pays less than traditional insurance.
If they want to see professional sports or culture, they have to drive to either Orlando or Tampa. Or... they live in Orlando or Tampa and drive over an hour to get to work each day.
The selection of good restaurants and shopping is poor.
If they have children, they can't send them to the Charter School.
They'll have a hard time finding competent workers.

Why do you think The Villages Health pays their primary physicians a salary and caps the number of patients they have? They have to attract physicians to a retirement community. I know of at least 1 physician in TVH who stays here because he is so impressed with the Charter School.