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Old 03-18-2023, 11:47 AM
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What are the steps we Villagers should take as we move to the 65 year mark with respect to Medicare?


I have almost a year though to plan.

Find a good doctor that accepts Medicare.
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I have Mutual Of Omaha plan G supplement. I had a reverse shoulder replacement in March last year and three new discs in my neck vertebrae. Other than prescription cost my total out of pocket for the year was $1200!!! I think it only cost me 160 a month
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Old 03-18-2023, 02:28 PM
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[QUOTE=Taltarzac725;2198536 What are the steps we Villagers should take as we move to the 65 year mark with respect to Medicare?e almost a year though to plan.[/QUOTE]

Research the avaiLability of doctors and hospitals .

The plan announced by UFHealth more than a year ago to make The Villages Regional Hospital a teaching hospital has been cancelled. UFHealth has not been successful in attracting new doctors and nurses to staff TVRH and train doctors doing their residencies, let alone properly staff TVRH for normal operations.

Possibly for the same reason, the plan to build a large new hospital and medical complex in the southern end of The Villages has also been tabled. UFHealth has withdrawn from the partnership with The Villages to build the hospital. The Developer is scrambling to find a new partner to joint-venture in the construction of the large, new hospital.

If you’re considering moving and living here, who will your doctor be? What hospital will you go to, if necessary? What insurance will be accepted? Now that The Villages has a population at least double that when the last expansion of TVRH or Leesburg Hospital, what hospital would you use if necessary?

Ask your doctors what they know about these issues. You certainly won’t be reading about it in The Daily Sun.

Some of the new doctors who moved and built homes nearby are rethinking their decisions. The move of all the schools to the south end of TV near the new high school now requires a 45-minute drive each way to get their kids to-and-from school.
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Huge difference between Advantage and Supplement. Advantage is comparable to an HMO where your "gatekeeper" doctor determines when and if you can see a specialist. With a supplement, you can at any time decide for yourself to see any doctor who accepts Medicare. All supplement plans offer the same benefits, regulated by Medicare. The only difference is the cost of the premium. If you're eligible for USAA, they offer a supplement and it's as good as all the rest of their insurances.
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Lots of good information here. Thanks.
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What are the steps we Villagers should take as we move to the 65 year mark with respect to Medicare?


I have almost a year though to plan.


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Old 03-19-2023, 09:45 AM
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What are the steps we Villagers should take as we move to the 65 year mark with respect to Medicare?


I have almost a year though to plan.
If you are receiving Social Security benefits, you already applied for Medicare and will get your card in the mail. Your are eligible on the first day of the month you turn 65. If you postponed Social Security, you need to contact that agency to apply for Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) entitlement.

For accurate and unbiased information about Medicare, start with the Medicare.gov website. Be careful about, and skeptical of so-called “Medicare consultants “, who are for the most part insurance brokers.
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Huge difference between Advantage and Supplement. Advantage is comparable to an HMO where your "gatekeeper" doctor determines when and if you can see a specialist. With a supplement, you can at any time decide for yourself to see any doctor who accepts Medicare. All supplement plans offer the same benefits, regulated by Medicare. The only difference is the cost of the premium. If you're eligible for USAA, they offer a supplement and it's as good as all the rest of their insurances.
Another example of a poster giving incorrect info - go to shine

1. An HMO is an advantage plan but not the only type of advantage plan
2. A PPO is an advantage plan also and requires no gatekeeper to see a specialist.
FYI - TV AARP medicare advantage choice PPO is accepted at Shands and many other teaching hospitals as in network (the big scare).

Medicare Advantage HMO VS. PPO *⚕️ #shorts - YouTube

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Old 03-25-2023, 09:18 AM
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No one plan is right for everyone. We're both very healthy and fit. Yeah, I know that can change. But for us, after much research and also consulting with SHINE, we decided the UHC Advantage plan was best for us.
They're highly rated and get very good reviews. We also know some people who are on this plan and like it.

The new advantage plans have a lot of flexibility and get a little better every year. These plans have changed a lot in the last few years.

But for unhealthy people who go to the doctor a lot medicare can be a better choice. Again, one size does not fit all.
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