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Originally Posted by Carla B
The Villages Health System's internal specialists do accept Medicare supplement plans, while their primary care system is limited to Medicare Advantage. I don't know the reason but, after approx. three years of opening their first centers, they stopped accepting supplement plans in 2016. I wonder if it had something to do with a predictable cash flow, in that the government pays a lump sum yearly to an insurance co. for each Advantage patient.
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If The Villages health system accepted original Medicare for their primary care doctors, they would be inundated with patients from the surrounding areas, and the health centers would no longer be convenient for Villages residents to use. If you accept original Medicare, you must accommodate all patients who have it.