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Old 03-24-2024, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by affald View Post
I have an 82 year old friend, spends 7 months in Westchester NY, now has an opportunity to spend 5 months in Florida. He is eligible in NY for Medicaid as well. (Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs)

He is getting mixed messages from different sales people about which advantage plan would work best in both NY and Florida. The Florida smile associate association does not give any NY advice.

Does anyone have information or can point him to a trusted source of honest info?

Thank you.
Have him (or you) call his current ADVANTAGE plan supplier and ask them specifically what options he has and if necessary can he convert to a PPO option that typically has a lot more options. NOTE: the villages health system only accepts 3 or 4 advantage plans so odds are he will not be able to get into that system, however he should be able to get into other local doctors. I would also suggest he gets copies of the most important (and recent) medical records to hand to the new doctor here, could save a lot of time.
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