Villages Health

[New Englander]

I just starting looking around and found the The Villages Health is now accepting the Humana Community advantage plan. Of all the other plans accepted at Villages Health the Humana has a higher rating of 4.5 stars.

I've been with United Healthcare since moving to TV. I'm now considering possibly make a change for 2023.

Looking to see what others with TV Health think.

[villagetinker]

We have given up on ADVANTAGE plans, please do your research, use SHINE for unbiased information. We personally would have lost access to 3 or 4 specialists AND the PCP we were using if we went with advantage plans.
On a side note, we were with VHS when we first moved here and liked the experience (they were accepting supplemental plans at the time), then as decision was made to stop accepting supplemental, and stop the people that were grandfathered in, so we left.

[rustyp]

This thread is about Villages Health adding Humana as one of their accepted health plans. This thread is NOT about advantage plans Vs Medicare. That subject has had as much air time here as dog poop.

[villagetinker]

OK, the OP did not state if they were on a supplemental plan or advantage plan, if I misunderstood, my bad.

[oldtimes]

I just starting looking around and found the The Villages Health is now accepting the Humana Community advantage plan. Of all the other plans accepted at Villages Health the Humana has a higher rating of 4.5 stars.

I've been with United Healthcare since moving to TV. I'm now considering possibly make a change for 2023.

Looking to see what others with TV Health think.

Are all of their doctors accepting Humana? When we inquired about our Anthem plan we were told 2 doctors could accept us.

[Babubhat]

Love UHC villages plan. Never had an issue

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I can't speak on your specific health insurance plan, but I can say that the Villages Health has been terrific, as far as medical care is concerned. Good doctors, PAs, nursing staff. Clean environment, plenty of parking, and I can get to the whole thing by golf cart. My doctors are all in the Santa Barbara building. Audiologist, primary care, ob/gyn, the blood lab.

[pokeefe45@aol.com]

Villages Health UHC 'Focus' advantage plan enhances the already solid United Healthcare offering next year. More OTC $$, and expanded dental and vision benefits are now included. I've had excellent experiences with Villages Health, and United Healthcare. Have heard good things about Humana-but my experience keeps me coming back to UHC.

[New Englander]

Are all of their doctors accepting Humana? When we inquired about our Anthem plan we were told 2 doctors could accept us.

I didn't know The Villages Health accepted Anthem.

[JayDub]

I have been with The Villages Health the Pinellas location for almost 3 years. Complete satisfied I can’t say enough good things.

[oldtimes]

I didn't know The Villages Health accepted Anthem.

Only 2 doctors. One is Dr Greene at Lake Deaton the other was in Brownwood.

[NotGolfer]

We've been with The Villages Health since the Santa Barbara clinic opened. Been VERY satisfied!! We 1st had the UHC plan but 2 yrs ago switched to Florida Blue. It offered better benefits. So far, probably won't switch....but I guess one can't say never. I haven't paid attention to the Humana ads but if it's something attractive to you, I'd say go for it!!

[Notsocrates]

We have given up on ADVANTAGE plans, please do your research, use SHINE for unbiased information. We personally would have lost access to 3 or 4 specialists AND the PCP we were using if we went with advantage plans.
On a side note, we were with VHS when we first moved here and liked the experience (they were accepting supplemental plans at the time), then as decision was made to stop accepting supplemental, and stop the people that were grandfathered in, so we left.

I suspect you are confusing HMO and PPO plans. Medicare Advantage has both. With PPO you can see any MD who accepts Medicare even when travelling.

[kp11364]

I suspect you are confusing HMO and PPO plans. Medicare Advantage has both. With PPO you can see any MD who accepts Medicare even when travelling.

Does The Villages UHC Plan offer a PPO option, or only HMO?

[Show me State gal]

That particular Humana plan is an HMO so it limits physicians to those who accept that plan. Tread carefully and check to see what specialty physicians participate- I suspect very few. If you travel I would avoid any HMO.

[donfey]

Does The Villages UHC Plan offer a PPO option, or only HMO?

YES. We have UHC PPO and TVHC is our primary care facility. AND, we can go anywhere we want for specialists, for example, without a referral.

[arickis]

We have The Villages Medicare Advantage plan (HMO). They now put you on the Medicare National Network which means you can go anywhere and use any United Healthcare doctors. Great for traveling and snowbirds. No referrals needed.

[mgkw1]

Staying with UH advantage. Find medical system different than Ma but learning . Example if you go to an E.R. in Ma you come home with a cast, here you come home with a referral to an ortho. But that aside I like my primary and UF health.

[Villages Kahuna]

I’m a longtime Villages Health patient.For some unknown reason after 15 years I switched from United Health to Florida Blue this year. WHAT A HUGE MISTAKE!

I won’t go into a lot of detail except to say that they truly are an HMO, requiring pre-approvals for lots of stuff. They are terribly slow to give the approvals. On two occasions they were so slow that my doctor ordered me to go to the ER where they would be required to treat me! That’s true, but it doesn’t say that I had to wait 14 hours in The Villages Regional Hospital to get the 15-minute procedure.

I’m going back to United Healthcare which is truly user friendly. I’d recommend that you ask your doctor, nurses or other medical professionals. I’d bet that you’ll get a 100% response to stay away from Florida Blue!

[derkster]

I just starting looking around and found the The Villages Health is now accepting the Humana Community advantage plan. Of all the other plans accepted at Villages Health the Humana has a higher rating of 4.5 stars.

I've been with United Healthcare since moving to TV. I'm now considering possibly make a change for 2023.

Looking to see what others with TV Health think.

I looked into this as a current Humana customer. I did not have the Community Advantage Plan so I could not use Villages Health. The Humana plan I currently am enrolled in is not accepted by Villages Health. I considered The Community Plan for 2023 but decided to go with a plan with Florida Blue. It is accepted by Villages Health and it has better dental coverage, and other features that suit my needs better than Humana. Check out Florida Blue before making your decision. There is an office on 44th near Brownwood and you can drop in and go over the plans with a Florida Blue agent.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I didn't know The Villages Health accepted Anthem.

The Villages Health is an in-network group. I learned that my audiologist was no longer listed by name in the FloridaBlue network provider list this past year, so I called both FB and VH. Both said that as long as the visit is at the Villages Health, any employee providing care there is "in network." It's the entire group that's in network rather than any individual physician.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I’m a longtime Villages Health patient.For some unknown reason after 15 years I switched from United Health to Florida Blue this year. WHAT A HUGE MISTAKE!

I won’t go into a lot of detail except to say that they truly are an HMO, requiring pre-approvals for lots of stuff. They are terribly slow to give the approvals. On two occasions they were so slow that my doctor ordered me to go to the ER where they would be required to treat me! That’s true, but it doesn’t say that I had to wait 14 hours in The Villages Regional Hospital to get the 15-minute procedure.

I’m going back to United Healthcare which is truly user friendly. I’d recommend that you ask your doctor, nurses or other medical professionals. I’d bet that you’ll get a 100% response to stay away from Florida Blue!

I've had no problem with FloridaBlue. But I'm not on medicare, and my plan isn't one of their HMOs. I know they -have- HMO plans though. My FB plan is a PPO plan. No referrals necessary. Any pre-approvals are merely to determine how much of a procedure's cost is covered. Not to get permission to have the procedure at all.

[Nucky]

I've had no problem with FloridaBlue. But I'm not on medicare, and my plan isn't one of their HMOs. I know they -have- HMO plans though. My FB plan is a PPO plan. No referrals necessary. Any pre-approvals are merely to determine how much of a procedure's cost is covered. Not to get permission to have the procedure at all.

It's an entirely different experience being dragged through FloridaBlue's Medicare decision-making time trials. With UHC you get an answer Pronto Pronto. With Fl Blue, it seems to be the decision will come in due time. I'm back at UHC and relieved and happy and apologetic that I ever left them. Boy talk about a bad decision. :faint:

My wife has another year to go until Medicare time so when I was going to enroll her in her FloridaBlue plan for 2023 what do you know, at the bottom of the list of providers UHC was there. Eureka finally my dream comes true. Not so fast. They don't cover any of The Villages Doctors or our Hospital which looks like Wayne Manor from Orange Blossom C.C. but is just about as inviting as a BatCave, ER-wise.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

It's an entirely different experience being dragged through FloridaBlue's Medicare decision-making time trials. With UHC you get an answer Pronto Pronto. With Fl Blue, it seems to be the decision will come in due time. I'm back at UHC and relieved and happy and apologetic that I ever left them. Boy talk about a bad decision. :faint:

My wife has another year to go until Medicare time so when I was going to enroll her in her FloridaBlue plan for 2023 what do you know, at the bottom of the list of providers UHC was there. Eureka finally my dream comes true. Not so fast. They don't cover any of The Villages Doctors or our Hospital which looks like Wayne Manor from Orange Blossom C.C. but is just about as inviting as a BatCave, ER-wise.

Yeah I've been in the ER - helping a neighbor. This was still during the pandemic, they had a section partitioned off for anyone who had covid symptoms. My neighbor was having a full-blown panic attack -during- her wait in the ER waiting area, vomiting, sweating, shivering, yelling in pain. She thought she was dying, she couldn't focus and was mostly incoherent. I had to walk away from her and up to the desk to ask if anyone could do ANYTHING at all to calm her down, or make her more comfortable. She was brought in by ambulance and parked in one of their wheelchairs. It was horrible. For an hour. Finally they let her go to the first room past the door where there's an exam bench, so she could lay down.

I couldn't understand why or how they could just - watch this woman yelling in pain and vomiting in the middle of their waiting area. If she'd ruptured her spleen she would've died before anyone could even bring her a barf bag.

[coffeebean]

OK, the OP did not state if they were on a supplemental plan or advantage plan, if I misunderstood, my bad.

Tinker.....you are one great person. You could never be "bad".

[New Englander]

Villages Health UHC 'Focus' advantage plan enhances the already solid United Healthcare offering next year. More OTC $$, and expanded dental and vision benefits are now included. I've had excellent experiences with Villages Health, and United Healthcare. Have heard good things about Humana-but my experience keeps me coming back to UHC.

Thanks for bringing the new United Healthcare "Focus" plan to my attention. You do get some extra benefits. With this new Focus plan the only downside is you do need a referral from your Primary Care MD. I talked to one of the United Healthcare reps about the Focus plan and it is fully accepted in the Villages Health. Much to consider.

[New Englander]

Tinker.....you are one great person. You could never be "bad".

:agree:

[Bogie Shooter]

Tinker.....you are one great person. You could never be "bad".

:agree:

[gatorbill1]

I have been with UHC HMO for quite a while now. Have never had a problem finding a specialist when needed. I also think the no referral is a BIG thing. Have never had anything or anyone denied.

[PurvisT]

Does The Villages UHC Plan offer a PPO option, or only HMO?

I have a UHC PPO plan and use The Villages Healthcare in Pinellas Plaza.

[New Englander]

I have been with UHC HMO for quite a while now. Have never had a problem finding a specialist when needed. I also think the no referral is a BIG thing. Have never had anything or anyone denied.

If I need a referral to a specialist, wouldn't my primary care MD give me one?

[retiredguy123]

If I need a referral to a specialist, wouldn't my primary care MD give me one?
Sometimes you know what specialist you need to see. So, why waste your time seeing your primary care doctor? Suppose you get a referral and the specialist can't see you for several months? Also, if you don't need a referral, you can get as many second opinions as you want from different specialists.

[Rainger99]

If I need a referral to a specialist, wouldn't my primary care MD give me one?

I am sure that they would give you one - but you would probably have to schedule an appointment with the primary care doctor who would then refer you to a specialist. It is two visits to a doctor instead of one. I am not sure if the primary care doctor could expedite the visit with the specialist.

[rustyp]

If I need a referral to a specialist, wouldn't my primary care MD give me one?

Your answer lies into understanding the difference between a HMO and a PPO when considering which advantage plan.

[New Englander]

I am currently with United Health HMO Advantage Villagers plan. So I don't need a referral.

[YouNeverKnow]

Only 2 doctors. One is Dr Greene at Lake Deaton the other was in Brownwood.
Who is the doctor in Brownwood that does?