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Originally Posted by JenAjd
THANK YOU!!! (not shouting just emphasizing!!!) I was puzzled with that one too! They asked what county I lived in...Sumter...and then proceded to tell me I'd need to go to a clinic called Omni Eye in Ocala!!! Mid-Florida in T.V. is in Marion! I will call so want to thank you for this information!!!!
I just called Mid-Florida Eye's main office and spoke to someone there. I was told I need to see an "in-network" optometrist and have HIM refer me to Mid-Florida Eye, THEN I can be seen by one of the specialists (that is, if I have an issue that he'd need to address). Their optometrists aren't covered by PCP!!! This seems really goofy! Lange Eye is the PCP preferance for optometrists. I should just go there then it would seem. I'd heard some good, some not so good about Lange. I'd heard Excellant things about MFE!!! This was ALL confirmed by PCP whom I called as well after speaking to the woman with Mid-Florida Eye. Now I'm wondering if PCP really is the way I want to go. Anyone else have thoughts on this??????
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We were considering a medicare advantage plan also. Too much information to digest so I just asked my primary care physician about it and was told that I should not change from my medicare with supplement. I do have Type II Diabetes and atrial fibrillation and it seems I may NEED a referral to a doctor that is "out of network" and it would cost quite a bit to do that.
I just decided to "shelve it" for this coming year and see how it is working for those who did switch. It seems to me it would be fine for someone with little or no health issues. I would love to save these premiums I'm paying to Medicare and AARP but I'm so afraid of losing it and not being able to "get it back" without a big premium increase due to pre-existing conditions.
Good luck with your choice. I hope it works real well for you.
BTW, I also have glaucoma and went to a dr at Lange when we first moved here. He did a lot of tests and gave me a new, generic eyedrop and wanted me to come back in a month to see if it was working. About 3 weeks later, his office called and said he was not going to be coming to TV any more and I'd have to go to Ocala to see him. I tried to make an appointment with another Lange dr in TV and was told it would be several weeks before I could be seen. I then made an appointment with Dr. Elmallah at Ocala Eye but my new drops had run out and I had reverted back to my old, tier 3 drops before my appointment so we have no idea if the generic worked. Dr. Elmallah did not want to put me on a generic drop. Getting doctors lined up has been the biggest challenge of our move to TV!