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Originally Posted by martydom
We'll be moving from CA where we are covered by Kaiser Permanente and will be switching our federal health benefits coverage to Blue Cross Blue Shield...would like to hear from another fed retiree in the Villages who is covered by BC/BS about their experience with BC/BS here, location of offices, recommendation of general medicine doctor, etc...Thanks!
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My experience may not match yours because I have Medicare as primary and BC/BS as secondary. But my experience has been that when I contact a new doctor and they accept Medicare, they are generally glad to hear that my secondary is FEDERAL Employee BC/BS, which apparently has better coverage than civilian BC/BS.
My own experience, as the covered individual, has been that between the two coverages I have no co-pays or other out of pocket costs in virtually all cases.
If BC/BS is your primary, you may have a different experience, but I'm sure it will still be considered outstanding coverage.
My primary care doctor is Dr. Angel Tafur, whose father operated a clinic in Peru when Angel was a child. He is very dedicated. Initially, he seems somewhat aloof and some people consider him arrogant. I have found him to be the most thorough primary care doctor that I've had in years. I'm now living in Tampa and I still come to The Villages for appointments with Dr. Tafur. His office is near The Villages Hospital.
Similarly, I am very happy with cardiologist Dr. Georg Couturier of Heart of The Villages medical practice in Spanish Springs. He is on staff at The Villages Hospital where he treated me for an Emergency admission. On my first visit to his office he spent an hour with me, assuring that he understood my condition and I understood what he wanted me to do. He has recently added an ARNP named Erica, whom I also find very attentive and thorough.
Welcome to The Villages. I hope you enjoy it here thoroughly.