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Post by ropetski on Mar 17, 2016 21:48:18 GMT
Here's another issue that government should be looking into. Pretty sad to see so many people using this proviledge for such foolish reasons. Maybe there should be a yearly recertification process to get many abusing this benefit back to work?  |
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Post by jgrube on Mar 19, 2016 19:07:50 GMT
This is a government issue that should be looked at starting with documents when they are foolish and use of drugs. to get a ride to the hospital.
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Post by local32 on Mar 24, 2016 2:17:44 GMT
If this did happen when the recertification time comes yearly the people would make sure that the government knows they need it real bad because they are real real sick and in need.
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Post by jdesarro on Apr 9, 2016 19:51:25 GMT
If the government would attach co-pays to transports that could be waived by the hospital staff for "legitimate illness/injuries", I feel that there would be a decrease in the amount of abuse. If the person is sick and has a true medical emergency, the co-pay could be waive and the system will be in place to do what it was initially intended to do.
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Post by joshambrose on Apr 16, 2016 22:42:57 GMT
There should be a set limit of times that someone on Medicade and Medicare can take an ambulance in 1 month. Once that quota is reached then an adjuster/ investigator should be given the "case review" and see why this is occurring. If they find it to be an abuse of the system warn the person once, if they continue strip the medicade, public assistance, and food stamps. Lets see how many continue to do what they do.
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Post by baileygraves on Apr 23, 2016 1:18:48 GMT
There should be a set limit of times that someone on Medicade and Medicare can take an ambulance in 1 month. Once that quota is reached then an adjuster/ investigator should be given the "case review" and see why this is occurring. If they find it to be an abuse of the system warn the person once, if they continue strip the medicade, public assistance, and food stamps. Lets see how many continue to do what they do. What about patients with chronic conditions? I think we all have patients that abuse the system, but what about the ones that actually need to be transported >1 per month? Does a quota system make life harder for our patients who are already having a really difficult time? I hear a lot of providers talking about how people can't handle nicks and bruises anymore or who are calling for a common cold...why is this? Does anyone else have a hypothesis for why we are seeing this trend? Does this have to do with us as providers becoming desensitized to our patients? |
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