Has anyone done a cognitive test at their doctor's office.?

[Teacher Terry]

Again I ask how it's just a money maker? People make it sound like the doctor is bilking the insurance company for money, prove that's true. In reality wellness visits are encouraged and promoted by insurance companies, it's an early detection procedure. It baffles me people refuse to take one.

I will agree if it's some unsolicited independant organization wanting to come to your home to perform the test it's could be an attempt to bilk insurance, but I'm comfortable having my doctor do it.

Also my doctor has never denied questions or tried to charge extra for bringing up other issues. Actually at my last visit they even cleaned my ears of wax, I didn't ask but they looked and saw a build up so cleaned them.

After I read about the wellness exam, I looked them up online and if your doctor is following the government guidelines, you are not allowed to discuss any of your medical problems during that visit. I’m not going to waste my time going in for an appointment where they are just going to give me a cognitive test and asked me a bunch of nosy questions. Doctors make money on the visit because they get reimbursed a certain amount for not doing much.

 

[Sunkist]

After I read about the wellness exam, I looked them up online and if your doctor is following the government guidelines, you are not allowed to discuss any of your medical problems during that visit. I’m not going to waste my time going in for an appointment where they are just going to give me a cognitive test and asked me a bunch of nosy questions. Doctors make money on the visit because they get reimbursed a certain amount for not doing much.

I wish I could give you more than one 'like' for this ^ post!!!!

When I first heard (read) 'wellness exam' or 'wellness visit,' It sounded to me like a basic physical exam, and the doctor may recommend or advise a test or two he/she thought a person should have.. FAR from the truth, from what I've been reading!

The first 'wrong' is the terminology.. wouldn't most people come to the same conclusion I came to when I first heard about it?
Perhaps instead they should be 'transparent' (a/k/a 'truthful') in what it really involves.

All of that to say I agree 100% with what you said.