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Originally Posted by champion6
They [UHC] will be the only Medicare Advantage plan accepted. If you have regular Medicare, with or without a supplement, you will be OK. The link that ilovetv provided explains it all.
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When United Health Care first came onto the scene, it was announced that The Villages Health Clinics had formed an alliance with them. But there was no comprehensive explanation of what form that alliance took. I suppose if they wanted us to know, they would have told us, but they didn't. At least they didn't as far as I know.
If it's left to one's imagination, here's what I imagine: United Health Care either owns The Villages Health Clinics (business) already, or soon will as build-out continues. The alliance consists of the developer building the clinics (buildings) and leasing them to UHC. It fits the developer's model. It's like building a shopping center and leasing space to Winn Dixie or Publix.
This explains why, as champion6 says, they only accept United Health Care HMO. And if they decide to accept another plan by a different name, it will be because they own it.
Let me know (I'm sure you will) if you have more accurate information from a reliable source. Thanks.