Posted on 10/17/2013 3:25:21 AM PDT by tobyhill
In the midst of major changes in health care, UnitedHealthCare has sent thousands of pink slips to Connecticut doctors.
Termination letters went to physicians caring for Medicare patients. Those letters were sent out to doctors caring for 'Medicare Advantage' patients. It's a plan, marketed to Seniors to provide additional services through UnitedHealthCare.
A mix of primary care and specialty doctors are affected by it. And it comes at a questionable time.
Open enrollment for Medicare starts next Tuesday, and it's still not clear at this time as to which doctors are still in the United network.
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It’s the law of the land and we are moving on to Amnesty. Forward!!
I understand this to mean that the doctors have simply been removed from the Medicare Advantage HMO plan. They can still treat Medicare patients under the ‘regular’ Part B program.
No need for HMOs when Obamacare kicks in.
They announced this prior to the open enrollment so that enrollees can change their plan(to a PPO or FFS) or change their insurance company(Humana?). Or, shift from the Advantage Plan to a supplemental policy.
Its been known since 2009, and it became an issue in the 2012 presidential election, that the price on a HMO advantage plans would go up. It looks to me that even if the advantage plans go up, they are still cheaper than supplemental policies.
There are options, you just have figure out what is the best option for your condition.
They dumped my doctor down here in Florida and there are n others within 70 miles that will take United. I just dumped United. I always was uneasy about money going to an AARP company.
What is your zip code?
———it’s still not clear at this time as to which doctors are still in the United network.——
This is an old piece.
The practice is not limited to Connitticut, nor is it new. The same sort of thing is going on here in Tennessee. It is far from clear however who is to blame. The physicians, especially groups have found something in their new contract objectionable. Rather than being fired, the doctors have not signed on with United.
This has happened previously and the deal is settled before the dead line. United is an outstanding company and it will be bad if it I am forced to go to Humana or BCBS
Proving again the difference between government programs and actual healthcare.
The Death Panels are real!
If you can’t get in the Doctor’s office,
If you can’t get tested,
You can’t get treated!
Coming to YOUR state next?
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