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Originally Posted by Professor
Typically when a group like the Villages Health only accepts medicare advantage plans they have cut a deal for a higher reimbursement rate than they would get through regular medicare. The Villages Health is not trying to serve Villagers be only accepting advantage plans, because many others living outside The Villages also have advantage plans...that is not exclusive to The Villages.
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Post No. 18 states that one reason for only accepting a few advantage plans is "to be available for appointments in a reasonable timeframe". This is consistent with my theory that, by not accepting original Medicare, you make the Villages-owned facilities more available to Villagers. Yes, anyone can join an advantage plan, but The Villages reserves the right to limit the number of advantage plans that they will accept. In my opinion, if you allow too many advantage plans to be used, as well as original Medicare, you could very likely overcrowd the Villages-owned facilities, and defeat the purpose of constructing facilities within The Villages. If the Villages-owned facilities become so crowded that Villagers cannot get a convenient appointment, why bother to construct facilities on Villages property? At least the current system allows some control over the number of patients using the facilities.