TriCare For Life No Longer Accepted
 

FYI - As of October 16, 2015 The Villages Health Care System is no longer accepting patients who have TriCare for Life. Those already in the Health Care System are safe and will not be kicked out. However, no newTriCare patients will be accepted. This is sad state of affairs. Our men and women served their country with promises of life long medical services and now this. I guess the almighty dollar is still king, even here.

There is another thread about The Villages Health Care System not accepting some insurance started a couple of days ago on the same subject; https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...es+health+care


We have one they don't accept and we aren't military. I don't think it singled out military people.


I would very much like to be part of the system. These kinds of things with non acceptance of some kinds of coverage is happening a lot.

It's not about "some kinds of coverage" it's about who your insurance carrier is. Types of "coverage" are limitations of what's covered within policies.
The Villages Health hasn't singled out veterans, they have decided that all new patients qualified for Medicare need to enroll in United Health Cares's Advantage program. UHC Advantage pays the Villages commissions on new enrollees so it's a money making proposition for the developer and that's the primary driver behind the decision to require use of that insurer.

It's a lot more than not accepting "some" insurance, they won't accept any other than UHC Advantage for new patients!

It's not that hard to comprehend unless you don't want to.

My reaction is that it isn't a RIGHT. It is a privilege. It isn't that I don't have other choices. We do. We can go to any other doctor here, but not The Villages Health Care. I don't care if they make money. People are in business to make money.

Many Hospitals, Clinics, Urgent Cares & Drs. don't accept all insurances. If they don't take your insurance, you just go somewhere else. No different here in the Villages. I assume they all make this choice so they can make money. I would too.

You have now answered your own question... :jester:

The way I understand the system, TFL is never the primary medical coverage. TFL is supplemental coverage to Medicare. I have generic Medicare and TFL. Anyone who accepts Medicare gets paid the co-pay by TFL and they do NOT bill TFL - that is done automatically by Medicare. I guess what this thread is saying is the Villages Health no longer accepts Original Medicare. That is not the same as no longer accepts TFL.

Or, maybe a better way to put it is "VHC only accepts patients who carry UHC." I think Medicare isn't the issue. Right?

Maybe I need more coffee?

?How do you know this?

Clearly stated "United Health Care pays royalty fees to Holding Company of The Villages Inc." in box at bottom of attached link.


https://ma.uhcmedicaresolutions.com/...T.mc_id=881806

What exactly is your beef? If it isn't hidden? I would love to have these fine doctors.

ok, if you're gonna "cherry pick" something, you should include the ENTIRE statement.

The statement is:

"UnitedHealthcare pays royalty fees to Holding Company of The Villages, Inc. (The Villages) for the use of its intellectual property"

In other words, UHC pays the Villages to use it's logo's on its website.

Conspiracy theories are most often supported by cherry picking statements.
"The truth the whole truth"

Who pays for the Villages Health System facilities?

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Sure doesn't make sense considering the number of Veterans residing in the area. Good thing I never wanted to have to go to TVRH anyway.