“Invasive medical procedures, such as implanting heart monitors, are not without risk,” said Timothy B. DeFrancesca
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It’s about as risk free as a procedure can get. The recorder goes just beneath the skin. There’s no physical contact with the heart.
I will have a great post soon. For now bfl
“Medicare only reimburses services and treatments that are reasonable and medically necessary. This settlement resolves allegations that DRMC knowingly charged Medicare for unnecessary cardiac monitors (often called loop recorders) that DRMC cardiologists implanted in beneficiaries from 2014 to 2017.”
We all KNOW this is just the TIP of the iceberg! My Dad relies on Medicare and Medicaid for his healthcare.
I can’t begin to tell you how many times they’ve brought him back from the brink of death in the past five years. And he’s hardly in bad shape compared to others in his ‘Skilled Living Facility.’ (aka ‘Nursing Home.) (Survived Sepsis, survived Cancer, for now...) but his quality of life absolutely sucks. Why keep prolonging it? Answer: For the money he generates!
If we had to pay for all of his treatments for this and that, we’d both be living in a box under a bridge! There is an AMAZING amount of fraud, waste and abuse baked right into the cake when it comes to this.
Grrrrr!