Re:The 1-HR nurse visits that cost $15B to Medicare
by reaperman on Monday August 05, 2024 @11:42AM
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I am included in that 55% but my deductible and OOP max are too high for my salary so i still can’t go to the doctor because i don’t have an extra $8k per year to spend on it.
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Re:The 1-HR nurse visits that cost $15B to Medicare
by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Monday August 05, 2024 @12:16PM
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You can't go to the doctor for your free annual visit because your OOP max is too high?
Re:The 1-HR nurse visits that cost $15B to Medicare
by olliej on Monday August 05, 2024 @12:34PM
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Which is great, because certainly the only reason anyone has to see a doctor is an annual checkup. No one has ever gotten sick, or developed an illness before.
Moron.
Re:The 1-HR nurse visits that cost $15B to Medicare
by reaperman on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @01:38PM
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What is the point of limiting the scope of discussion to a single visit per year? Am I missing some context from the article that makes this relevant to things like the expense of follow-up visits to confirm/treat complex diagnoses such as secondary hypoaldosteronism, discussed in the article?
In my case, I have multiple conditions that require expensive monthly or annual visits, which I’ve severely lapsed on.