The messed up game doctors play with insurance companies

I haven't had a problem getting any tests so don't worry! I'm just lamenting on the strange relationship between doctors and insurance companies and that doctors have to lie sometimes in order to get coverage for their patients My offical diagnosis is dysautonomia, a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (controls things you don't think about like heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion). I have a myriad of symptoms that confuse doctors including constant lightheadedness and fatigue, dizziness, chest tightness and pain, and more. The chest tightness and pain was what my doctor and I were looking into but I've been told by two cardiologists now that my heart is perfectly healthy. The EKG I just had was to confim that statement once and for all so we know for certain it's not an underlying issue

Yes I know what you mean! So confusing being a patient in this system. It’s messed up, but it’s awesome that you probably have a doctor who is jumping through some hoops to try to give you good care and save you some $$! If I were you, I would just ask your doctor if the valve thing (or other similar things) are actually a concern or not. Some doctors are so great and ready to put you at ease. And if your doctor didn’t share a real concern with you, that sucks, but also that’s one of the reasons why we have access to our medical records now. You can always take their notes to a new doctor :-)

Ok. Sorry. What kind of tests are you referring to? If you are sick, your doc should be able to rule out anything

Yes, docs are doing all kinds of unnecessary tests to bill insurance. Medicare docs are the worst. I have seen my bills and many of these docs are outright ripping off Medicare. I don't think that there is much that you can do. Although Medicare has paid billions of dollars in false claims they make it difficult to report these docs. The politicians go on & on about how Medicare is in trouble, but they won't pass legislation to stop it. They might have changed part of the law, but I'm not sure, that won't allow Medicare to negotiate medication costs. Every other insurance company does this. Drug companies can mark up drugs 500% & Medicare can't by law, negotiate a better price. It's disgusting that our own government keeps these drug companies ripping off Medicare and then they pass the cost on to us.I heard that a law was recently passed that allows Medicare to negotiate prices, but only for a few drugs. If you don't have 2ndary insurance, you would be bankrupt paying for meds b/c Medicare only pays for meds given in hospital and a few others. ( that might have changed ince I got on SSDI)Not for our prescription meds. They do not pay for dental or vision, either It costs me $250 per month for my 2ndary insurance, which is through my husband's work. We are getting divorced and I have no idea what type of 2ndary insurance will cover my meds, dental, vision and Medicare only pays 80% of all hospital& doctor visits. I wrote about this b/c If you are considering going on disability, you should know that you'll probably need a 2ndary policy or have to pay thousands out of your pocket. I'm pretty sure that you must pay for Medicare once you start getting SSDI. SSI, is for ppl who haven't worked enough to get Social Security. You will get $800 per month but you will get Medicaid, which pays for all medical except dental & vision. If anyone knows more about SSI, please comment. If u have a chronic illess, which interferes with your ability to work, please do research b4 you apply. When dealing with gov benefits, there is so much red tape.