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Originally Posted by VApeople
Yes you will.
I am a federal retiree with BC/BS and also have Medicare. When I got here in 2016, I was surprised that my insurance was not accepted by The Villages medical system.
I checked with the Villages Hospital and the Hospital in Leesburg and they said our insurance would be accepted there. There are also many other local doctors that accept our insurance.
We have had lots of treatments for skin cancer at Villages Dermatology and one treatment at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, and all of them have been fully covered by our insurance.
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I am also a Federal retiree with the standard Blue Cross plan. I have opted to not purchase Medicare Part B. So, the only health insurance I have is the Federal Blue Cross and Medicare Part A, which has no premium. Since the Blue Cross plan has an annual out-of-pocket catastrophic limit of $5,000, it makes no sense for me to pay Medicare premiums, which would cost me thousands of dollars per year, and almost as much as my BC catastrophic limit. I will note that I am subject to IRMAA, which would make my Medicare premium higher than the minimum premium. I have had no problem finding providers who accept my Federal health insurance. It has never been rejected by any provider who also accepts original Medicare.