Emails from InterMed have gone out, telling patients they will no longer accept her insurance, Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage starting in January.
Portland-based InterMed issued the notice “more than eight months in advance, so that our patients have time to review their options and make the best decision for their care,” Dr. Phyllidia Ku-Ruth, president of the medical group’s board, said in a written statement.
Steve Amendo, a spokesperson for Martin’s Point, said that “the announcement was unexpected, and communications were sent to impacted members without meaningful prior discussion with Martin’s Point and in advance of formal notice of intent to leave our network at year-end.”
Before January, InterMed patients with a Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage plan can either change insurance carriers, switch to a new practice that accepts their insurance or pay out-of-pocket for care at InterMed.
Source: Portland Press-Herald