Is Medicare Advantage Just a Scam for Overdiagnosis?
What does your Blood Test mean?
Finally, you can understand what the doctors are not telling you. Take a photo or PDF of your test and upload now!
Why do you think it’s okay to just let these Medicare Advantage plans run wild with their unnecessary screenings? Think about it, they’re sending out all these test kits like candy on Halloween, no rhyme or reason, just a way to make a quick buck. Those FIT tests they send you? Yeah, even if you had a colonoscopy last week, they’ll still send it. And don’t even get me started on those urine tests. You know they’re for microalbumins, right? But they’ll send them to diabetic and non-diabetic patients alike. It’s like they think everyone’s kidneys are just ticking time bombs waiting to explode!
Oh, and let’s chat about those ankle-brachial indices. Really? Sending nurses to poke and prod at healthy seniors with no symptoms or risk factors other than age? It’s just a ploy to get that juicy 45% extra reimbursement from Medicare by labeling you with peripheral artery disease. They don’t care if further testing proves it’s wrong; they’ve got what they wanted, and you’re left in a panic thinking you might lose a leg.
Listen, I know you’re rolling your eyes thinking here she goes again, but seriously, this is your health! I see you grumbling about it, but then you just go and sit in front of the TV, yelling at Fox News instead of doing something. Take action! Write to your Congressperson! Be the change you want to see, rather than just another retiree grumbling into the void. We need more awareness so this nonsense can stop once and for all.
