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Title: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: RobJohnson on November 24, 2012, 10:40:41 PM

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Obama won, Obamacare is the law, and, as my wife says, I will just have to learn to dance to a new song.
 
Now, don’t get me wrong, Obamacare is awful. Forget all the “free stuff” it provides. Children covered on their parents’ plan until 26 years of age? A scam, making young adults — excuse me, children — pay for complete, comprehensive health insurance when all they need and should pay for is major catastrophe insurance. Then there is the “annual ” or “preventative” exam, which according to Obamacare is “free.”

You gotta love this stuff. I wish I had the chutzpah of the people who wrote Obamacare. What they did not tell you, and I am, is that it covers absolutely nothing more than the bare minimum.
 
I have now posted a notice in my office and each exam room stating exactly what Obamacare will cover for those yearly visits. Remember Obama promised this as a free exam — no co-pay, no deductible, no charge. That’s fine and dandy if you are healthy and have no complaints. However, we are obligated by law to code specifically for the reason of the visit. An annual exam is one specific code; you can not mix this with another code, say, for rectal bleeding. This annual visit covers the exam and “discussion about the status of previously diagnosed stable conditions.” That’s the exact wording under that code — insurance will not cover any new ailment under that code.
 
If you are here for that annual exam, you will not be covered if you want to discuss any new ailment or unstable condition. I cannot bait and switch to another code — that’s illegal. We, the physicians, are audited all the time and can lose our license for insurance fraud.

http://pjmedia.com/blog/a-physicians-new-reality-patients-ask-me-to-break-the-law/

Great article.


Great comments.

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: formerlurker on November 25, 2012, 05:44:48 AM

 :banghead:  <--- asinine law written by total jackasses.   

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: JohnnyReb on November 25, 2012, 07:10:33 AM

Quote from: formerlurker on November 25, 2012, 05:44:48 AM

:banghead:  <--- asinine law written by total jackasses.   

Hey....it is their mascot, you know.

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 25, 2012, 08:05:51 AM

I blame GOP obstructionism.

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: NHSparky on November 25, 2012, 10:41:02 AM

I'm looking forward to the day when people in ME, NH, VT, and NY flood into Canada to see a doctor.

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: rich_t on November 25, 2012, 03:44:17 PM

Good article.  I enjoyed many of the comments as well.

Title: Re: A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law
Post by: Karin on November 26, 2012, 03:19:03 PM

I just read the whole thing, and am extremely depressed.