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Warpy

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7. Thanks, you explained it much better than I did

Reply to Heddi (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 10:03 PM

Dec 2014

The person doing the visit will be an RN, most likely a nurse practitioner.

It will not be an insurance executive looking for hidden cigarettes in the drawers and butts in the trash can.

This is a good thing.

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My insurance co. wants to do 2 home visits a year. [View all] leftyladyfrommo Dec 2014 OP

Wow! That's actually a very impressive benefit Warpy Dec 2014 #1

I hope this is sarcasm. nt TBF Dec 2014 #6

An insurance company represenative wants to come or a health care provider wants to come? notadmblnd Dec 2014 #2

They may be checking to see if you smoke LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #3

It's so they can do your yearly Medicare exam Heddi Dec 2014 #4

Thanks, you explained it much better than I did Warpy Dec 2014 #7

I'm distrustful of insurance companies even though (in spite of) working for one Heddi Dec 2014 #8

It is to do some preventative measures, before they did not want you to go to Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #5

You are free to refuse these visits, but it really is SheilaT Dec 2014 #9

Here is what my insurance agent told me. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2014 #10

Home is where the money is for Medicare Advantage plans - Feds wanted to ban costly 'house calls ... Bill USA Dec 2014 #11

I have written about this . Home visits and calls are supposed to bring down emergency visits lunasun Jan 2015 #12

Incessant Humana Badgering for in home visit - we are NOT Medicare Age!! scottshort Oct 2016 #13

I got the same call from Aetna Fla Dem Oct 2016 #14

Medicare has a program of Home visits, supposedly for my health ellenrr Nov 2016 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2021 #16

I read something not too long ago that insurance leftyladyfrommo Jan 2021 #17