We have only had good experiences at Colony. The doctor as well as her assistant spend time with you and both listen. Labs were posted on the portal within a coiple days. Referrals were sent in same day. Drugs refills must have been sent same day because they were ready for pickup at publix next day. We are both pretty healthy for old farts. Msybe we would feel differently if we had health issues.
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I would drive over there and demand to see the Director. Not sure you are guaranteed something similar won't happen at another practice so I would try and fix the problem first....in person and with force.
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I will be at the TV soon and need to find a new Dr and Dentist.
Anyone care to recommend one or both ? Thanks, Rick |
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I believe I must have been the first one to ever ask who pays the doctors who work for The Villages Clinics.
Are you ready for this? It's United Healthcare! They pay each doctor monthly, so much per patient, and I assume it must be only for the HMO members. Example: If a doctor has 1,250 HMO patients and gets $10. per month for each one, his/her gross salary would be $150,000.00 per year. But remember, that's just an example. I wasn't told the exact amount. This leads to other questions such as, "How does this arrangement affect patient care?" Suppose a doctor orders multiple tests or refers the patients to multiple specialists? That might be bad, financially, for the HMO. Would the doctor's salary be reduced accordingly. Will doctors get a bonus for giving the least amount of care possible? Remember, HMOs are all about business. |
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One of the UHC relationships is a de facto HMO. Another is a fairly standard PPO. If you have traditional Medicare with a UHC supplement then you can select any practitioner or facility as long as they accept Medicare. The physician and dentist I noted above are in individual private practices and I personally use them. |
Well, I think it makes sense. Someone has to pay the salaries and to me the insurance company would seem to be the most logical party. If not UHC, who else would pay the salaries?
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