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This is a thread for residents of The Villages, but not one mention of Villages Health.

We have Villages Health and the United HealthCare (UHC) Medicare Advantage Plan. Villages Health only accepts UHC, Florida Blue, and Humana.

The federal government gives a lump sum for each Medicare Advantage subscriber to UHC and other insurance companies.

Villages Health gets a portion of that from UHC, Florida Blue, and Humana. This lets Villages Health build a team of PCP and other staff to service it's members.

Many of the other Medicare Advantage plans DO NOT pass along enough of the federal dollars.

Villages Health selects only certain specialists to service their members, considering their reputation and other factors. Not all specialists qualify to be within the Villages Health network.

We've been a member of Kaiser Permanente HMO for all our adult life before moving to The Villages. We never had any issues being handled within their network. Same has been true being under the Medicare Advantage plan with UHC/Villages Health.

I might suggest that many of the Medicare Advantage problems are with other providers here.

Many retired employees have "free" healthcare from lesser Medicare Advantage providers that Villages Health does not accept. It could be that those companies don't comply with Villages Health expectations or requirements for services and billings.

Your experieces might be different. We are very happy with UHC and Villages Health Their combined network has been excellent for us.