"It's the largest disruption to access in San Diego history," said Pat Salas, President and CEO of SBHIS insurance services.SAN DIEGO — Thousands of Scripps patients are scrambling to figure out where they'll receive medical care next year after Scripps announced two of its health groups will no longer accept Medicare Advantage Plans. This change will impact the roughly 32,000 people who have Medicare Advantage Plans at Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal.
“One, they don't know my history even if they get it in a chart, they're not gonna know really my reactions that the specialists I'm dealing with now know,” said Lombardi. Scripps has long served seniors and others in our community who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. Scripps and health systems across the country are facing unprecedented financial pressures.
According to her, while hospitals drop plans all the time, this is the largest disruption in San Diego history.