Blue Shield confirms that it will allow seniors to buy one of its Medigap supplemental plans without underwriting
Scripps Health confirmed Friday that its recent decision to pull its two best-known doctor groups out of Medicare Advantage health insurance plans includes those that allow patients to seek out-of-network care.notifying about 32,000 beneficiaries Tuesday that, starting Jan. 1, 2024, its coastal and clinic medical groups would no longer participate in the popular Medicare option that has private health insurance companies administer benefits.
After two days where many in the San Diego market said that calls to Scripps and their health insurance companies offered no firm answers, Scripps confirmed in a short statement Friday that PPOs are also on the outs. She said her husband has been treated for three different cancers for the past 19 years, most recently receiving 28 radiation treatments at the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center. There are also ongoing regular appointments for blood work, medication monitoring and injections.
“This is an insurance issue,” Van Gorder said Tuesday. “We’ll carry on our care up until the point where the person has to select a different provider, and we will absolutely do everything we can to help transition that care to a different provider.” Tuesday, it was not clear whether or not health insurance companies would allow the thousands affected by the impending Scripps change to buy “Medigap” insurance to cover the 20 percent of outpatient medical bills that original Medicare does not cover.
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