We've decided to become guinea pigs for The Villages Health System. We think what they are trying to accomplish is a good thing. Whether they will succeed, we don't know but we are willing to try. I heard good things about the experience with the doctors' interviews from people who joined. As for the back office they don't seem to be moving smoothly. Selection of doctors are very limited for the newer location and having actual interviews with the doctors, if we are lucky, will be in December. Since we travel both inside and outside of the U.S., we can't do HMOs like Medicare Advantage. Our company dropped direct Retirement Benefits as of end of this year and switched to reimbursement plan, we had to find other insurance. The worst is loss of good dental plan for now a pittance plan. Company retiree benefit plan which was promised for life time is going out of the window.
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