Forbes May 16, 2022
When most of us think of an annual doctor visit, we typically think of the annual physical, the kind we’ve generally received that might have been paid out of pocket but that is more recently covered by private insurance plans. But that’s not what seniors under Medicare Plan B are getting with their “free” annual wellness visit. This consultation lacks the key checklist people have come to expect as part of a routine physical. While a wellness visit may help some on the margins, what many seniors receive will be of little benefit. All this “free” visit just contributes to is the complexity that props up and sustains a perpetually broken healthcare delivery model.
In a wellness visit, you keep...
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