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Originally Posted by brostholder

My wife and I are FINALLY just about ready to make the move to our CYV in The Villages. Since I am 62 and my wife 61, we will have to buy health insurance until medicare kicks in. I am a Vietnam vet and can probably get my basic health care needs taken care of through the VA. Is anyone in the same situation and does anyone have any recommendations for purchasing health care? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Wow...buying individual health care is usually VERY expensive and you can pretty much forget about it if their are any pre existing conditions. You might want to consider catastrophic care only with a high deductible if your wife is in good health. State Farm might still write this kind of policy...I am not sure.

We are new to Florida so don't have a lot of answers for this state. You could try contacting the state health insurance regulator in Florida. Some states have pools and they have to take you.

You can also try the big HMOs and see if they are accepting new clients.

Good luck!