[doran]

Can any one give us a comment on the new United Health care HMO that is affiliated with Villages Health care

We have Freedom Health Care now and although we have no complaints on their product but the choice of doctors they use, the ones at Premier Medical keep leaving and the replacements can hold a candle to their good doctors who have left Dr. Eldar and Dr. Gegai.
Noticed in the paper yesterday Dr. Gegai had re-located to Florida Heart and Vascular "Multi-Specialty Group but the do not take Freedom.
Guess we will have to change plans next year unless the good doctors start taking Freedom.

Suggestions please

Thanks so much

Susan

[JGVillages]

Check out Florida Blue HMO/PPO Advantage Plans.

[dotti105]

We have been very pleased with The Villages Medicare Advantage plan. Our providers have been excellent and referrals are handled in a timely manner. I am a RN and pretty picky about medical providers. We have no complaints. None, Nada, Zero.

[kathy]

If you are not young and in good health forget it. Had experience with local elderly relative that was talked into giving up straight Medicare and going with United Healthcare HMO. I think the PPO is ok, but the Villages HMO is a disaster. She gave up all her doctors that she was with for years, extremely limited aftercare, no choice of rehab, basically NO home health care except for ONE nurse visit and TWO PT visits and they didn't even get approved until ONE MONTH after she was home from the ONE rehab center that would accept United Health of the Villages (HMO). Unfortunately I'm just getting on this so it's probably too late for you. All I can say now is GOOD LUCK.

[doran]

Thanks so much, just got the information from our insurance agent and most of my tier 1 meds with Freedom and on United HMO Villages they are tier 2 or 3. Specialists visit with Freedom are $20.00 and with United they are $30.00--also friends ere in the Villages said it took over two months to get an appointment. Still checking with others but Freedom has never turned us down with any needs or specialists requests.
We do need to change doctors from Premier Med to another group--any suggestions???
Susan

[patoonya]

Two years of United Health was enough for me. Doctors in their net work are so so and their dentist are yerible. Try Florida Blue I.m happy with them.

[maryanna630]

For me, this is the problem with HMOs. When i have a problem, it is worth it to me to go to the very best in that field, not just to the one in the HMO. To each his own, I guess.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by maryanna630

For me, this is the problem with HMOs. When i have a problem, it is worth it to me to go to the very best in that field, not just to the one in the HMO. To each his own, I guess.

[Mudder]

Many may not know it but with the Villages plan and their hmo you can go to any specialist who takes United Health care. You need to ask questions people . We have had some serious medical issues, chose specialists we wanted, all worked perfectly.
When traveling it's also extremely easy. Not one problem with the system, we've been in since the beginning.
Speak up, ask questions. The people at the offices in the squares are there to help if your center doesn't have all the answers. Be politely persistent.

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by doran

Can any one give us a comment on the new United Health care HMO that is affiliated with Villages Health care

We have Freedom Health Care now and although we have no complaints on their product but the choice of doctors they use, the ones at Premier Medical keep leaving and the replacements can hold a candle to their good doctors who have left Dr. Eldar and Dr. Gegai.
Noticed in the paper yesterday Dr. Gegai had re-located to Florida Heart and Vascular "Multi-Specialty Group but the do not take Freedom.
Guess we will have to change plans next year unless the good doctors start taking Freedom.

Suggestions please

Thanks so much

Susan

If you want to go the UHC Medicare Advantage rout, go with the PPO and not the HMO!!