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Originally Posted by champion6
I don't think the national health insurer is hidden in the background. Morse specifically mentioned the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan.
I am no expert in this field by any stretch of the imagination. But in my opinion both of the above posts seem to confuse and incorrectly tie together two completely separate businesses: A) the business of owning a medical practice (aka clinic) which provides primary care services to patients, and B) the business of selling insurance which pays for medical services.
The developer has announced that he is going to offer "A" and he is willing to take the financial risk. .
The developer is not going to get into offering "B." That will be done by existing insurance companies.
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Sorry if I was not clear in my statement, but I did not state that THE national health insurer was going to be involved. I stated that A national health insurer will be involved, which apparently is United Healthcare, as announced.
Overall your comments sum up the situation well; the developer is establishing a Villages-wide healthcare group practice with certain ways of doing business. The costs to Villagers will be whatever rates the insurance carrier charges in addition to the government portion of Medicare premiums.