[cquick]

I finally got fed up with our doctor's office after they closed the Sumter Landing office and didn't transfer my appointment to their new office.

I called The Villages Medical at Colony Plaza to see if we can see physicians there.

Surprise! They are not taking any new patients. If I want to join their group, I have to choose between Creekside and Pinellas offices.

Not sure what to think of this.

[Bizdoc]

You could think "Gee. A lot of people must like the Villages Health clinics."

[Love2cruise]

I love dr. Helen at Pinellas. Give them her a try. It's not that far from Colony.

[Mudder]

That makes me happy to hear! The docs are at their patient load capacity. We are very pleased with everything about it. You snooze, you lose.....sorry.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Mudder

That makes me happy to hear! The docs are at their patient load capacity. We are very pleased with everything about it. You snooze, you lose.....sorry.

I wonder then why their university partners pulled their financial backing claiming low enrollment.

[gomoho]

I recently left the Colony facility - so there is at least one open slot!

[yabbadu]

Originally Posted by Mudder

That makes me happy to hear! The docs are at their patient load capacity. We are very pleased with everything about it. You snooze, you lose.....sorry.

What an attitude!

[shcisamax]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

I wonder then why their university partners pulled their financial backing claiming low enrollment.

I wonder the same.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

I wonder then why their university partners pulled their financial backing claiming low enrollment.

I may have misread the news article, but I think they were specifically referring to the medicare advantage plan called UnitedHealthcare The Villages MedicareComplete (HMO).

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by champion6;9***51

I may have misread the news article, but I think they were specifically referring to the medicare advantage plan called UnitedHealthcare The Villages MedicareComplete (HMO).

This whole thing has me confused.

[JoMar]

As I understand it Florida State has research agreement with TV.....their 4M investment was in the specialist center and the number of Villagers using the docs in that center were less than forecast and they elected to not invest anymore. I think it's harder for those of us that need specialists to change when we are satisfied with our doctors therefore, the revenue forecast wasn't profitable. Their support of the Health System remains which is research including trials.....maybe more.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by yabbadu

What an attitude!

But it's true!
If you do you lose.

[graciegirl]

We very much wanted to be patients at The Villages Healthcare but they didn't take our health insurance , Aetna PPI. So we could not enroll.

I don't quite understand this. We have been accepted by doctors always before. Is it that their charges are higher than what our insurance will cover?

I have read that USF pulled out because they were expecting enrollment of 20,000 and only six thousand enrolled. I am guessing many more wanted to but could not because of the same problem.

I still would jump at the chance to be enrolled by The Villages Healthcare system, I have heard only good things.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by gomoho

I recently left the Colony facility - so there is at least one open slot!

oops, they must have filled your slot already! I think we'll just join the one at Pinellas, it's not so far. at least not as far as going all the way up to Rolling Acres Road and US441!

[Hancle704]

My wife had been seeing one of the Specialists for several years. That continued when Doctor closed her practice and went with Specialty Care group. Now that that has changed, in order for wife to see same doctor she would have to be set up as new patient with Villages Healthcare group and I assume start with a new primary care physician, despite the fact that she is extremely happy with her PCP who is not part of this group.

Looks like if the need arises in future for a specialist it won't be the same one she had seen in the past several years.

I am starting to understand why some doctors who have had long established practices in TV are more than a little unhappy with the new 800 pound gorilla.