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Originally Posted by caltex63
I was told by Preferred Care Partners to be sure that we go to the identified Urgent Care Centers. There are some Urgent Care Centers in the Villages that bill insurance as a private practice rather than an urgent care center. Often insurance will not pay if it was billed as a private practice. Be sure to check with your insurance company as to which Urgent Care Centers they cover. If you have an Advantage Plan, you need to check.
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Many times it is the public that calls a medical center an urgent care center. As you mentioned you need to make sure that they are not a physicians private practice center. Usually though most of the private practice facilities will not treat you unless you are a patient of one of the physicians already. As I mentioned the 'medical center' I work at has over 50 primary care physicians plus urgent care, xray, lab etc. We send all patients who are not 'members' to the local hospital for care (obviously we will care for any emergency until the EMT's arrive for transport).
It is best to check with your insurance co. if you have any doubt about coverage.