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Originally Posted by RARO1
Im writing this on behalf of my mother and father in law, they moved down to TV recently, they decided to go get a new primary DR, they went to Premier medical associates in Ocala.
Premier recommended running routine blood test on both of them. A few weeks later they receive a letter from the lab saying they owe over $500 each for HIV tests, which neither Medicare or their AARP insurance will cover.
Mother in law has disputed the bill with both the lab and Premier but they claim a HIV test is “routine” and that they don’t need to disclose it during the appointment.
I find this ridiculous, why would a couple of 70 year olds with absolutely no history of exposure to HIV need a test?
Mother in law is at the end of her rope and is planing on paying the bill, but I suggested I ask on here to see if anyone has any suggestions.
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Premier Medical is best avoided. Somehow they attract providers with impeccable credentials, but then saddle them with support staff dredged from the bottom slime of the labor pool, staff with zero ethics, fewer skills, and no supervision or training. Their website never works, providers are not available by telephone or email, and they just recently paid a huge fine for Medicare fraud. On her way out the door my wife was asked by a clerk if she had a living will. The EOB showed a billing for a 30 minute in-depth discussion of advanced planning alternatives for a hospice patient. Do not pay the bill. Raise Cain with Medicare’s fraud squad.