And yet they insist, although I tell them I visit my regular physician every three months. Anything else is overkill, AFAIC. I detest the hardline pressure they put on you to do these. I don't see them as anything for MY benefit. They are, however, of a benefit to the insurance provider. They can get record of your meds from your mouth (or your written list), and no one can tell me that when enough people are using a certain medication, that it works in our favor... I see them raising the tier on that med, or raising the copay, if they continue to cover it at all. (I've had a few medicines that suddenly disappeared from their formulary the following year, although I'd been taking the med for years prior, and always had it covered by insurance.)
Beyond the sheer nosiness and intrusion into my home, whether virtual or in-person, I resent the assumption that because I'm over 65, I can no longer do what I think is best for myself and must be told (or reminded) by some person who doesn't know me from Eve. I've been told Medicare insists these well-person checks are done once a year at the beginning of the year. I haven't followed through on that, tho... I get too frustrated waiting for a free line. One of these days I'm going to follow up on it, cause I would sure love to catch these busybodies in an out-and-out lie!
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