Important Announcement to Patients
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| Chief Medical Officer Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates |
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A few months ago I sent you a letter stating that Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates will not accept Harvard Pilgrim Health Care First Seniority’s Medicare Advantage Plan after December 31, 2006. We are pleased to announce our new affiliation with Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred HMO. Beginning January 1, 2007, Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO (formerly known as Secure Horizons) is the only Medicare Advantage plan with which Harvard Vanguard will be associated.
Because you are currently enrolled in First Seniority, this change will affect you. In order to continue receiving your Medicare covered care and services through Harvard Vanguard beginning January 1, 2007 you will need to make a choice. If you would like to continue receiving services through a Medicare Advantage plan affiliated with Harvard Vanguard, you will need to enroll in Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO by December 31, 2006. You will also have the option to switch to Original Medicare and continue to be seen through Harvard Vanguard.
If you choose either of the options mentioned above, you can continue to have access to our complete delivery system including our physicians, affiliated hospitals and other providers as well as our on-site pharmacies. We encourage you to make your choice for 2007 early.
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To learn more about Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO, you can call to order an enrollment kit or RSVP
to attend a meeting: 1-800-867-2000 (TDD 1-888-899-8977).
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For Part D prescription drug questions only, 7 days a week, |
Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO offers medical management support that helps your doctor to provide you with coordinated care. And, Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO has options for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
If you receive health plan coverage through a group plan from your or your spouse’s former employer, please also review your enrollment materials to see if Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO is offered and contact your employer with any questions.
To get help and information about Medicare from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) / TTY 1-877-486-2048 – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or visit www.medicare.gov.
Harvard Vanguard is pleased to be able to participate with Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO, our partner for comprehensive care for Medicare beneficiaries. We value our relationship with you and hope that we can continue to meet your health care needs.
Sincerely,Richard Marshall, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
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Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred HMO is a Medicare approved HMO. Members do not have access to the entire Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred HMO provider network. Referrals are limited to those specialists, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other providers and suppliers that are part of your Primary Care Physician’s referral circle. |