Medicare Managed Care Chronicles: After all, she’s 91… … (Part 4)
When I again spoke to the HMO clerk, she was clear that the
decision was hers and she was not willing to reconsider, even though she had
considered only the selective portions of the medical record that upheld her
opinion. She (who had never seen my mother) declared that Mom had reached her
plateau (contrary to the PT notes) and after all, she is 91. The fact that she could transfer from bed and walk with
standby was sufficient for to make this decision, contrary to the professionals
who know my mother and were working with her! Too bad--there was nothing more
she could do.
I was appalled! This is clearly a case of age discrimination
and of an insurance clerk overriding the professional opinions of the staff
treating the patient – the very thing Americans have feared with national
health insurance now happening before my eyes with a private pay patient.
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Labels: elderly parents, HMO, Medicare, rehab, United Health
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