[TednRobin]

Hello fellow Pennsylvanian, I would say your Capital BC should cover an emergency situation anywhere in the country(and out of country as well). Your coverage and OOP costs will depend on whether you have an HMO, PPO or traditional policy.
But if you are moving to TV as a primary resident you will need to find another provider. I don't know what age you are, if Medicare eligible then you will need to choose between MC and MC advantage plans that covers the area. If not you will need to find an individual policy for the TV coverage area.

[HDriders]

Glad to meet all you folks from PA!!!

[Whimsey]

CFrance - thx for the info and the good wishes. I think what you have said is totally correct. We would be on Medicare with a full supplemental so we should be covered. My concern was how many doctors in the Villages area take Blue Cross. Maybe I'll be able to get a list from BC. On another note I love your avatar. I am assuming you have a Golden Retriever. We had one for 10 years....truly our baby. I may need to come pet yours to get my fix. They are absolutely wonderful friends (dogs) !

MSG@TV - hope you have a great trip in April and loads of fun planning your home build.

TednRobin - your fuzzy guy is so cute too. Dogs just make my heart smile!

[MSG@TV]

Originally Posted by Whimsey

CFrance - thx for the info and the good wishes. I think what you have said is totally correct. We would be on Medicare with a full supplemental so we should be covered. My concern was how many doctors in the Villages area take Blue Cross. Maybe I'll be able to get a list from BC. On another note I love your avatar. I am assuming you have a Golden Retriever. We had one for 10 years....truly our baby. I may need to come pet yours to get my fix. They are absolutely wonderful friends (dogs) !

MSG@TV - hope you have a great trip in April and loads of fun planning your home build.

TednRobin - your fuzzy guy is so cute too. Dogs just make my heart smile!

Whimsey, thanks for your warm wishes for our design appointment in April. Hope to meet you when we move down as Frogs.
I'm going to follow your thread on Blue Cross coverage, as it is what I'm covered by for another year. I've told my doctors I'm going to continue to keep the coverage until I'm eligible for Medicare in a little over a year. If it means a trip back, then so be it. I'll want to return anyway to visit my two adult children who are likely to remain in this area.
Love your Avatar!!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Whimsey

CFrance - thx for the info and the good wishes. I think what you have said is totally correct. We would be on Medicare with a full supplemental so we should be covered. My concern was how many doctors in the Villages area take Blue Cross. Maybe I'll be able to get a list from BC. On another note I love your avatar. I am assuming you have a Golden Retriever. We had one for 10 years....truly our baby. I may need to come pet yours to get my fix. They are absolutely wonderful friends (dogs) !

MSG@TV - hope you have a great trip in April and loads of fun planning your home build.

TednRobin - your fuzzy guy is so cute too. Dogs just make my heart smile!

Thanks, Whimsey! You can come be knocked flat on the ground by Crosby whenever you want! He's our second golden. They both require(d) five minutes of furious wagging to get over the joy of someone arriving at the door. Fortunately we were able to train them not to jump up on people, but those are mighty strong tails those goldens have. It's more of a Total Butt Wag.

It was my understanding from our ins. broker that if you have a supplemental as opposed to advantage plan, it is accepted anywhere that Medicare is accepted.

For instance... our family doctor is in Ann Arbor, MI, at the University of Michigan. U of M will not accept anything but Blue Cross advantage plan. I didn't like their advantage plan. I got a supplemental instead, through Priority Health. Since it is a supplemental, and since U of M accepts Medicare, they accept my Priority Heath insurance, but only because it's a supplemental.

I have only had to go to the eye doctor (opth.) down here, but I had no problems with them accepting my ins.

Buying medical insurance is worse than buying tires! Best wishes.