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Originally Posted by joelfmi
Anyone moving to The Villages needs to check out the health care situation first. Good physicians are few and far between and difficult to find. A physician told me today that general practitioners in the area are "sketchy." The much touted Villages Health Care system only accepts United Healthcare Advantage plan for primary care. The Villages Health care doctors sign 2-year non-competes. So, even if you have the correct insurance, if your dr. quits or is terminated by The Villages Health Care, you are out of luck if you want to continue seeing that physician because they are no longer permitted to practice medicine in the area.
If you are thinking of living at the villages make sure that you can get good healthcare before you leave you home city
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I can’t believe what a nightmare healthcare is here. I came from a place with excellent healthcare with competent doctors, responsive service, and clean, well-run medical offices. I’ve had three of my doctors “retire “ or move since I’ve been here, one I left of my own accord because he was unprofessional, and another doctor who complained to ME about The Villages! I had a totally unsatisfactory experience with The Villages Health which included not being assigned a primary care doctor for several months because the one they had me with suddenly quit before I ever saw them. So I’m no longer with TVH, but my new provider is not much better. “Hokey” is the word I’d use to describe my experience with healthcare in The Villages.