It seems to me that every year they make changes designed to curtail what they they will cover. For the past few years I have had to spend hours at the beginning of the year to get the meds and medical supplies I need to maintain my health. The changes this year required me to make two dozen phone calls to get two meds covered that had been covered for past years before. This is all done in name of cutting costs by Medicare and insurance companies usually follow their lead.
It saves the insurers some money in the short term because many patients are unable or unwilling to spend the many hours on the phone to hassle their physicians to do the extra paperwork needed to get their expenses covered. In the long run it ends up costing them a lot more because people don't get the medical care they need to avoid bigger problems later which cost the insurers a lot more. Like the old saw, they are penny wise and pound foolish.
Last edited by drz; 04-11-2016 at 10:27 AM.
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