Coping with "Medicare for all"

[_TJ]

Preventative stuff like physicals is still free on HDHP.

[jesselivermore]

@TravelerMSY

The “not medically necessary” trap is like when you come in to get some ancillary form filled out and aren’t sick, then the office codes the visit accordingly.

We could fix all these edge cases by (Congress) saying “anyone paying cash gets the benefit of whatever usual and customary would have been” or peg it to something like X percent above the Medicare rate.

I have successfully negotiated a cash rate in the past for NCS, but not all call.

[SpeedingLunatic]

Medicare handles this with annual wellness visits by making you eligible on the first of the 12th month after the previous one. So if you had it done Dec 27th 2023, you would be eligible for your 2024 AWV starting December 1st 2024.

I work in medical economics. This f*cked up system keeps me and many others employed.