[donfey]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I agree with above comments on SHINE, the other item you need to consider very carefully is traditional Medicare (aka insurance) versus Medicare Advantage pans (managed care). Villages health accepts only a very limited number of ADVANTAGE plans, while traditional supplemental plans allow you to go to any doctor and any specialist. SHINE will help in this area.

We have UHC AARP Medicare Advantage PPO - NOT "The Villages." The Villages Health system DOES accept it but, since it's NOT an HMO where we can go ONLY to TVH, we can go wherever we want.