How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid

Re:How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid by wil421 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:27PM (#35083844)

My father-in-laws doctors are kinda like this. He’s definitely had real damage in younger years but I think a lot of recent pain is because of a lack of any physical exertion, he’s allergic to stairs and takes the shortest path anywhere.

Spot on about the PT, it was probably the most regular physical exertion he’s done since the last surgery.

My docs are always like you need PT, stretches, and more movement for your upper back/shoulders/heel etc. Also stop doing these X things that bother it. In no way were they going to give me surgery or even pain killers.

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Re:How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid by mistrial9 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:35PM (#35083973)

an old surgeon here in California (now deceased) used to complain bitterly about the PTs making more money than he did ! So many stories about that guy.. big game hunting in Africa was a status symbol, his daughter had a $200k wedding.. etc

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Re:How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid by spaceman_2020 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:58PM (#35084351)

Good PTs are worth all their fees. Truly underrated profession. I wish they all made more money cause then more people would be motivated to get better at it.

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Re:How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:06PM (#35084468)

It's true. The problem is hard it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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Re:How to brazenly steal $100B from Medicare and Medicaid by runamok on Thursday March 09, 2023 @02:36PM (#35085575)

The amount of money insurance will pay PTs is nonsense too. Last time my wife went it was like $40 or $50 an hour or perhaps less?

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