PandS wrote:
My school also offers regional plans, but we wouldn't be interest in them. The three supplemental plans we'd be interested in all state that they are for people who live anywhere in the country, and will be accepted by any doctor or hospital in the country who accepts Medicare. I'm just wondering if providers out west will balk at Tufts or Harvard Pilgrim which are known in New England. Both of those plans appear to be a bit better bang for the buck than the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan offered.
This is what we have and have had no problems using it. We moved to primary care physicians in Arizona since that is where we spend our winters, Medicare pays and then our BCBS is billed and pays the rest. The only problem we have had is that one of our physicians has a group practice and they way they bill causes it to be rejected by the BCBS commupter (Medicare pays it) and we have to call each year and they make a manual correction and pay the bill. So I have one call each year, that's it. Otherwise, everything has been taken care of without question. Ours is through U Texas - so don't worry, and no problems.
Barb
