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Originally Posted by JimJohnson
Knock on wood, I’m enjoying good health in my 70’s. I am with the Villages Health Care/UnitedHealthcare. I had my last bi annual checkup scheduled for April, but due to Covid I called in to cancel and reschedule during November. I then got a call back later informing me that November would make it a year since my last appointment and that could compromise my future approval of Doctor referrals and subscriptions. I did not think much of it till now that if I want to wait longer for a checkup, I may lose my subscriptions for medications, I.e. blood pressure and cholesterol medication. To be clear, I truly love the care I get now, but have became concerned that my doctor is pressured to have me increase my office visits.
Question: Is it normal to require Bi annual checkups for healthy patients?
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As we get older more things can go wrong with our bodies so why not get checked more frequently?
Better chance to find if something like heart or blood pressure has developed a problem we are not aware of.