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Old 10-03-2022, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by krick093 View Post
While seeking to establish myself as a patient with a general practitioner or internal medicine doctor I have found that most of those in TV do not accept Medicare (including Medicare supplement plans), only Medicare Advantage Plans. Why is that when all of the hospitals and specialists take Medicare readily?
My employer allows me to take my group BC/BS into retirement so I'll have private insurance as well as Medicare. Will I face the same issues outlined in OP's post? I'm told that even though I'll have BC/BS, Medicare will be my "primary" insurance.
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