Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Part D, not Plan D, as previously posted.
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Search engines are your friend
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To answer your original question, I believe getting regular Medicare with a Medigap policy, you will have a much wider network than you currently have. Medicare is widely accepted. I currently have Florida Blue from the healthcare exchange and almost no decent providers accept it. I asked my providers if they accept Medicare and they all do. And some providers I am trying to get in to see say they take Medicare. Hope this helps.
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Orthopedist seem to want to do nothing but operate. I had two guys tell me they wanted to operate on both my shoulders, for torn rotator cuffs. Gave me cortisone shots and told me to get ready for surgery. One of my golfing buddies (a chiropractor, actually), said: Are you serious? At your age? After all that golf? It will be like trying to sew 2 pieces of wet toilet paper together. Go get 3rd opinion, bilateral rotary cuff failure doesn't happen over-night. I know you won't approve of this part, but ... with the help of Google, my daughter & I diagnosed the real problem that my PCP had missed. PMR. Went to a Rheumatologist and 3 years later I'm cured (or dormant) and didn't lose a day of golf. |
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In Massachusetts, there are only three plan types available: Core, Supplement 1 and Supplement 1A. There are other states (I believe) with similar standards. To take it a step further, there are some regional agreements of some sort in place, for adjoining states. I had MA Medicare Supplemental and when I moved to NH, I was allowed to keep my MA Part A&B, but not Part D. |
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Do an internet search and you will find that doctors and hospitals are currently dropping Advantage plans. All hospitals take Medicare - every single one. If you have been on your Advantage plan for awhile (I think it's a year) you need to be medically underwritten to get regular Medicare/Medigap unless your policy is in CT, ME, MA, or NY. If you have a Medicare/Medigap policy you can jump to an Advantage plan with no questions asked. You just won't be able to get back.
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20 mg of Prednisone every day, taper when the CRP# and pain reduces. Up down, up down, up down for 3 years. Tapered all the way down to 2mg/day (3 times) ... then had to go back up again. At least I didn't get balloon face and tolerated the Prednisone well. My CRP still runs around 15 or so, but I guess that's just me. "Treat the patient, not the numbers" my Rheumatologist says they taught her in school. Last edited by BrianL99; 02-29-2024 at 04:48 PM. |
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Using the FloridaBlue provider directory /without/ logging in with my user name, I had no problem finding a dermatologist in Connecticut that accepts FloridaBlue insurance. Why? Because FloridaBlue is just Florida's Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate. But as I said - an HMO will be limited only to an exclusive list of providers and specialists, even if it's a national insurance company like BCBS. If you have a PPO, you'll have no trouble finding a doctor, group, specialist, hospital, that accepts FB. However, because of shortages of physicians, they might not be accepting new patients. But if they accept new patients, chances are they'll accept your insurance. |
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