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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Definitely.
Lots of stuff seems to go on in Florida that is a bit on the shady side. At my last physical the NP recited three words and said she'd aske me what they were in a few minutes. I had never had this happen before but repeated the words and didn't think much about it until for some reason I checked the printout I got from my insurance following the visit. The insurance paid something like $60 extra for that visit for a "dementia screening"!
Not bad pay for one question.
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If a medical doctor has 10 patients in a nursing home, they can visit the facility every day, 7 days per week, and bill Medicare for 70 home visits every week, even though they may just stop in to ask how they are feeling. For 70 visits, they can collect about $5,600 or more even though they may only spend less than a hour in the facility. If they have 5 nursing homes on their route, they can make $28,000 per week. I have seen this happen.