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Originally Posted by DDoug
My understanding from UHC at Sumter Landing is they will be the only insurance accepted at The Villages clinics. Doesn't sound like a good thing to me.
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After reading lots of posts about the new clinics and hearing people talk about them, I found in virtually every case that the person "heard from a friend" or "was told by a neighbor". None of which have been true. If you want to know about the clinics, I suggest that you actually talk to either (1) the staff at the clinic or (2) someone who actually uses the clinic. Relying upon an insurance sales person for unbiased information is, well, risky at best. The friend of a friend of a friend (who is rarely named) is not the best possible source.
UHC is the only *Medicare Supplement* which Villages Health will bill for you.
They have made a business decision to limit the supplement plans, most likely because the plans all want to cover different things at different rates making billing a nightmare. They also have a bad habit of flitting in and out of markets (like PCP).
You can still have someone else as your Medicare supplement, but you will have to send in your own bills.
They accept non-Medicare supplement health insurance (as listed on their web site) and will bill them for you.
For what it is worth, I have encountered doctors and dentists in a number of places who won't bill any insurance companies. A significant number of doctors don't do Medicare any longer. Of course, no one is forcing you to use them.