The title of this article is a lie. Medicare recipients with UHC and commercial pkan recipients will continue to have claims paid at an in-network rates until December 2013.

I JUST started with a new primary after years of dealing with a horrible primary & a long search for a decent doctor who'd actually take UHC...and he of course is BayCare affiliated so is now out of network.

UHC is such a pain to deal with that most good doctors won't or will only take a limited amount of their patients. This is the 2nd time I've had to drop a primary care doctor because they don't deal with UHC. At this point I'd rather just pay out of network costs instead of trying to switch again.

I have received enough letters that a tree had to be cut down to send them all from both United Healthcare and BayCare. Virtually all of my medical care from my primary care physician to most of the specialists, is all through BayCare. For the longest time all the media just said Medicare, Medicare, Medicare. Then 3 weeks ago we find out that no, it is virtually all of the UHC policies.

I have a relationship with my doctors, I don't have a relationship with United Healthcare. As a result I am changing my insurance from UHC. Until the time of the switch (January 1st) I will pay out of network costs (100% until the out of network deductible is met, which won't (or shouldn't) happen before the end of the year.)

UHC has been difficult to work with, and their prescription coverage has been worse than horrible, so this is just the push I needed to change - sadly I have 5 weeks that I am stuck with what is left.

TBL, all claims for all recipients are being processed at an IN NETWORK RATE

Sean, if your Baycare doctors/facilities are charging you out of network prices they are committing insurance fraud, as UHC has stated numerous times they are paying in network rates until December 2013. Keep an eye on your EOB's and bills from them, and report any discrepancies to UHC immediately!

Unfortunately, our employer just recently change to UHC. I now have the pleasure of looking for a anew primary - current primary is a true "family" physician, been with him for over 35yrs. This is so unfair, I will continue as an out-of-pocket patient, but I see higher ER visits and hospitaizations. UHC is not going to save money.

Here is UHC's Mission-it's on their website, they do not support the patient/physician relationship period. I have 5 drs in the baycare plan, as well as all my hospitals, imaging centers, etc...I'm not changing, I will be out of network and I honestly don't care. Why should I have to change who I trust because United Can't pay their 11 million to who they owe, or that 2 large corporations can't sit down like big boys and come to an agreement? If UHC actually did a background check on the hospitals we now have available in Pinellas, you would see their record is not great! hellen Ellis now Fl Hospital, is known for going in with a borken leg, and coming out with a staff infection. I also agree with the comment above, ER visits will be at an all time high. I work in media, and yes my corporation of cbs has had uhc forever, I'm not proud to say that as of now, since we have no other options to choose from. I will continue with my specialists, who I've had for 20 years, and my hospitals, like Sean said above-I have a relationship with them-NOT UHC!

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