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. The change goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024. Patients like David Lombardi said this change is a hard pill to swallow. He has a chronic condition and replies heavily on the care he receives. "It's just a burden,” Lombardi said. “It took a lot of work to find what I consider to be the right specialist getting the care that I think I need." FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/scripps-cutting-ties-32000-medicare-advantage-plan-san-diego/509-ddd289a4-1c5d-4ab7-b2f9-32866a6ae3c2