[Nana2Teddy]

OP doesn’t live here, and never has. Not sure what his agenda is? Both of his posts yesterday (there’s one about HOA fees) aren’t even his own words, they’re just copied from another source as someone pointed out in the HOA thread.

[Carla B]

To the OP, you have opined on several subjects concerning The State of The Villages from your Long Island base which I gather is where you live: HOAs (which we don't have), lack of public transportation, healthcare. Just curious, have you ever visited The Villages?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by sianagers@att.net

I have been a nurse practitioner for over 25 years and have practiced in too many states to mention.
I moved here because my folks are here part of the year ! The sad reality is the number of patients per doctor ratio is limited. The Volume load is unrealistic and the Emergency situation personally scares me. I LOVE the Villages, my neighbors the best ever. The patients my favorite ever ! Sadly however I feel the care is great if you have a Medicare plan that you can go anywhere Without. A referral. If you are healthy you can’t compare your situation to others. Be thankful you are blessed. Many patients are unaware of the lacking skills of routine practitioners. I would rather work in an A environment rather than s subpar one. I wish I could not write this but be judgmental of your care. Research guidelines. You can trust that all the providers are 1. Board certified
2. Penalised for referrals
3 seeing way too many patients a day
Im not even talking about one practice in particular. These are my personal views on my experiences as an experienced practitioner
With that said I continue to support life here it is paradise. Please just don’t be blind. What the author said is often correct here
I am a patient advocate , I love this community. I hope one day the services improve for health care ! Sometimes Gainesville doesn’t help if you need an ER.

I respect your years of experience and some of those comments are right on the mark.
But also consider that The Villages Health System books 1/2 hour appointment for revisits and 1 hour for new patients. Each physician is limited to a panel of 1200 patients, are not "penalized for referrals, and hardly are time pressed. The drawback is that they only accept UHC and Florida Blue advantage plans.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by waterflower

And if you have cancer your oncologist will not cure you. All they do is destroy your immune system. Learn how to be your own doctor.Understand what is poisoning you first and formost. When we go back to the original healing system we will be much healthier. Remember 70 years ago. Very few doctors, hospitals, cvs, walgreens, cancer centers, etc..Our food and water system is slowly killing us.

Those statements are just inane. Not just some of them, pretty much all of them. Know any cancer survivors? Guess not. Aware that even in stage 4 Hodgkin's Disease has a 98+% CURE rate? Guess not. Aware that very few types of cancer are related to food or water??? Guess not. Be your own doctor???? Let us know how that works out for you

I strongly suspect that God forbid anyone with that attitude gets any type of neoplasm, they'll be on the doorstep of an oncologist faster than a jackrabbit

[MaryShields]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Advantage Plans have risks. They are great as long as you are healthy but not so good for a long term illness or significant medical issues. Good luck getting first line cancer care if on an Advantage Plan.

Stick with standard Medicare if you can afford it.

Agree totally

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by sarvbill

OP is same person that posted about HOA fees.

Yes, he is a perennial troll that doesn't even live here

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

One thing about doctors around here: a LOT of them are from a wide variety of minorities. If that’s a problem for you, you would do well to not move to this area.

Shouldn't be a problem for anyone, as long as they are qualified.

[MaryShields]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

It is a fact that health care is different in TV than in areas where many of us came from. I don't think that necessarily means that the physicians are any less skilled, but we've found in several instances that support staff services; scheduling, record-keeping, ordering prescriptions, etc., are often haphazard at best. Case in point: I was originally served by a physician about three miles from our home. But calls to his office routed to a call center in, I believe, the Bahamas. Messages were not passed on, or passed on in garbled form. Calls were not returned. The pharmacy we use had similar problems trying to contact the physician. It was a mess. He may have been the most skilled doctor in Florida, but the incompetence of his support staff made health care from that particular organization more or less a crapshoot.

Another thing to be aware of is that a lot of the providers here in TV are one- or two-physician clinics, sometimes with CNP assistance, with only basic services provided onsite. Lab work may mean driving several miles to a lab. X-rays, same thing. Specialist services require yet another referral and a drive. Many of us come from situations where everything is provided on-site: for instance the town where I lived, 25,000 people, had a state-of-the-art medical complex that included a full-service hospital with two clinics attached. Everything was done on-site; an annual physical usually meant an initial examination by your doctor, who then sent you down the hall for labs, maybe x-rays, whatever. About an hour later you had your final visit with your doctor, who had the results of all the tests done, discussed them with you, made any changes necessary to prescriptions and transmitted the prescriptions to your pharmacy before the end of your visit. There may be exceptions but in my experience things are not done that way here.

Totally agree. Extremely frustrating

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by ThomasMur

The above statement is incorrect and he should have done a better job to research his claim prior to posting.

Who?

[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by altavia

advantage plans have risks. They are great as long as you are healthy but not so good for a long term illness or significant medical issues. Good luck getting first line cancer care if on an advantage plan.

Stick with standard medicare if you can afford it.

yup agree !!!

[jump4]

Originally Posted by mrsstats

We have Medicare and AARP supplemental insurance. Would we be able to find doctors in the Villages area?

The Villages Health primary care does not accept original/standard Medicare, and only 1 or 2 Medicare Advantage plans.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by mrsstats

We have Medicare and AARP supplemental insurance. Would we be able to find doctors in the Villages area?

You will be able to find many primary care docs in the area - even in Villages-owned plazas. Attached is a list. The office of my PCP is adjacent to Lake Sumter Landing.

Specialists are also convenient. My cardiologist and gastroenterologist are adjacent to The Villages Hospital. My podiatrist is adjacent to Colony Plaza.

My imaging services office and lab services office are in Villages-owned plazas.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Carla B

To the OP, you have opined on several subjects concerning The State of The Villages from your Long Island base which I gather is where you live: HOAs (which we don't have), lack of public transportation, healthcare. Just curious, have you ever visited The Villages?

He has lots of time typing away from his mother's basement.

[QPB0078]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I think there a large number of providers both in The Villages or very close by who take Medicare. Any provider who doesn't accept Medicare will not get much business. The only issue with original Medicare is that you cannot use the Villages Health system for your primary care provider. But, you can use their specialists.

Why can you not use the Villages Heath system for your primary care provider? I have seen this multiple times, but I have not understood why

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by QPB0078

Why can you not use the Villages Heath system for your primary care provider? I have seen this multiple times, but I have not understood why

I believe they only accept Medicare Advantage Plans, not Medicare & Medicare Supplemental insurance.