DOCTORCARE, INC.
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Información Demográfica de la Compañía Name of Company: DOCTORCARE, INC. Case Number: 2006 2965 Guaranty Association: N/A Type of Coverage: Organización para el Mantenimiento de la Salud State of Domicile: Florida Status of Receivership: Cerrado Fechas Importantes de la Quiebra Date of Rehabilitation: 20 de noviembre de 2006 Date of Liquidation: 01 de diciembre de 2006 Policy Cancellation Date: 01 de diciembre de 2006 Claims Filing Deadline: 03 de diciembre de 2007 Objection Deadline: N/A Date of Discharge: 30 de Junio de 2015 -
Información General
DoctorCare, Inc. ("DoctorCare") was a provider-sponsored health maintenance organization which provided health care coverage to approximately 5,700 Medicare subscribers and was headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. Medicare contracts and premiums are administered through the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS").
On November 20, 2006, DoctorCare was declared insolvent and placed into receivership for purposes of rehabilitation by the Second Judicial Circuit Court ("Court") in Tallahassee, Florida. The Florida Department of Financial Services is the court appointed Receiver of DoctorCare. The rehabilitation order was entered to allow the Receiver to conserve the assets of DoctorCare and assist CMS in its efforts to provide a smooth transition for DoctorCare’s subscribers to other Medicare providers. Unfortunately, DoctorCare's financial condition prohibited any realistic chance for a successful rehabilitation of the company.
El 1 de Diciembre de 2006, el Tribunal ordenó la liquidación de DoctorCare y la cobertura médica con DoctorCare fue cancelada a partir de esa fecha. Como miembros de Medicare, no obstante, los ex afiliados a DoctorCare recibieron una cobertura de salud continua a través de otras organizaciones de mantenimiento de la salud. CMS asignó a dos organizaciones de mantenimiento de la salud locales, Preferred Care Partners, Inc. y WellCare of Florida, Inc., para que brinden cobertura a los miembros. CMS asignó a cada afiliado de DoctorCare a una de estas dos compañías al azar. -
Claims Evaluation and Distributions
On June 21, 2010, the First and Second Interim Reports on Claims were filed with the Court in the estate of DoctorCare. On June 24, 2010, the Court issued an order approving the reports. A total of 8,268 claims were filed in the DoctorCare estate within Classes 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10. Claims in Class 2, 4, 5, and 6 were evaluated but there was no evaluation completed for claims in Class 10 due to limited assets in this estate. On July 30, 2010, Notices of Determination ("Notices") were mailed to these claimants. The Notice informed them of the Receiver's recommendations concerning the classification and amount of their claim, along with instructions on how to proceed if a claimant objected to the recommendations. Objections are required to be filed by the claimant, in writing, with both the Court and the Receiver and postmarked by September 30, 2010. Objections filed after that date will not be considered. Since the Receiver deem-filed the claims of all providers and subscribers, it was required to send Notices of Determination to all providers and subscribers. Since the majority of subscribers did not have a claim in the estate for any out of pocket expenses that were not previously reimbursed by DoctorCare, the majority of subscribers will receive a Notice that will show an evaluated amount of zero. No action is required by subscriber claimants unless they believe they have expenses that were not previously paid and which are not represented on the received Notice. If a subscriber believes they are owed money, they will need to follow the instructions on the Notice and file an objection with the Receiver and the Court. On May 13, 2011, the Receiver filed a motion for approval of the Final Claims Report, the Claims Distribution Report and approval to make an initial distribution to claimants in Classes 1 through 3. On May 17, 2011, an Order was issued that granted approval for the Receiver to mail distribution checks representing 100% of the recommended and adjudicated amount to claimants in Classes 1, 2, and 3. As a result of the order, 36 claimants were approved to receive a distribution check. The checks were mailed on May 26, 2011. Uncashed checks from this distribution have expired, the bank account is now closed, and those funds will be submitted to the Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Unclaimed Property. It is uncertain if any future distributions will occur. On October 4, 2012, the Court issued an Order approving the Receiver’s Final Claims Report, Claims Distribution Report and Distribution Accounting and Authorizing Distribution. On October 18, 2012, the Receiver mailed checks to 739 Class 6 claimants representing 22.4% of the recommended amount owed claimants. The total of all checks was $3,406,081.62. On January 18, 2013, the Court issued an Order that discharged the Florida Department of Financial Services of its duties as Receiver of DoctorCare, Inc. effective January 31, 2013. Over the life of the estate, the Receiver distributed funds to 775 claimants totaling $3,436,788.25. Reopening of the Estate: Because sufficient additional assets were discovered belonging to the DoctorCare estate that made it cost-effective to reopen the estate and make an additional future distribution to claimants, the estate was reopened, pursuant to court order, on October 21, 2014. On April 14, 2015, 755 distribution checks, totaling $732,587, were mailed to Class 6 claimants in the DoctorCare estate. With this distribution 27.47% of class 6 claims have been paid. This is anticipated to be the last distribution from the estate. Claimants are advised to cash their checks quickly. In 30 days the distribution account will be closed and any uncashed checks will be sent to the Bureau of Unclaimed Property. On July 28, 2014, the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida entered an Order discharging the Receiver from any and all duties, obligations, and liabilities in the administration of the DoctorCare estate as of 12:01 A.M. on June 30, 2015. Unclaimed Property From Previous Distributions: Pursuant to the Distribution Orders, all uncashed distribution checks were sent to the Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Unclaimed Property. Over the life of this estate 316 items will be transferred, totaling $438,016.97. The monies should be posted by the second quarter of 2013. The Bureau of Unclaimed Property may be reached at: www.fltreasurehunt.org Phone:(850) 410-9253 Toll Free:1-888-258-2253 (Florida only) Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Unclaimed Property P.O. Box 1910 Tallahassee, FL 32301-1910 -
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Documentos de la Corte
Notificaciones
Fecha Título Tamaño 11/30/2006 Notificación para Abonados (Versión en inglés) 42K 11/30/2006 Notificación para Abonados (Versión en español) 42K 11/27/2006 Notificación para Abonados (Versión en español) 54K 11/27/2006 Notificación para Proveedores de Servicios Médicos 54K 11/27/2006 Notificación para Abonados (Versión en inglés) 53K 11/17/2006 Notificación para Proveedores de DoctorCare, Inc. 13K