Medicare adds on to do-not-pay list
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From: Maxie Camus on 6 Aug 2008 10:46 Hi all..... I have not posted here in ages, but faithfully visit this site every day. Thought this news item might be of interest to some of the older diabetics , who sometimes had full blown diabetes for years before being diagnosed and treated--consequently developing neuropathy, vision problems before getting attention for blood glucose control. Washington--The Federal Goverment will add two preventable conditions to Medicare's do-not-pay list for hospitals, a much smaller number than it had been comtemplating. Last year, the centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services set new ground by determining it no longer pay for extra costs for treating certain preventable conditions, referred to as "never events". An example of a never event is a transfusion with the wrong blood type. Medicare officials announced Thursday that it no longer will pay the extra-care costs associated with treating dangerous blood clots in the leg following knee or hip-replacement. The program also will not pay extra for complications stemming from POOR CONTROL OF BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. What a reward for living to a ripe old age! I will be 83 in a couple of months--rest assured the guidelines for control were a heck of a lot different 40 years ago. What assinine mentality would hold diabetics accountable for the lack of medical knowledge available many year ago? Or am I overreacting????? Maxi
From: anon aka on 6 Aug 2008 11:27 "Maxie Camus" <camoo_3(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:11065-4899B95B-14593(a)baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com... > Hi all..... > I have not posted here in ages, but faithfully visit this site every > day. Thought this news item might be of interest to some of the older > diabetics , who sometimes had full blown diabetes for years before being > diagnosed and treated--consequently developing neuropathy, vision > problems before getting attention for blood glucose control. > Washington--The Federal Goverment will add two preventable conditions to > Medicare's do-not-pay list for hospitals, a much smaller number than it > had been comtemplating. Last year, the centers for Medicare andMedicaid > Services set new ground by determining it no > longer pay for extra costs for treating certain preventable conditions, > referred to as "never events". An example of a never event is a > transfusion with the wrong blood type. Medicare officials announced > Thursday that it no longer will pay the extra-care costs associated with > treating dangerous blood clots in the leg following knee or > hip-replacement. The program also will not pay extra for complications > stemming from POOR > CONTROL OF BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. > Do you think this means that diabetics that have a record of poor control and needs an amputation, etc. to save their life, Medicare won't pay? If poor BG control is grounds for letting people die, then what about aids patients? Aids is 99% preventable > What a reward for living to a ripe old age! I will be 83 in a couple > of months--rest assured the guidelines for control were a heck of a lot > different 40 years ago. What assinine mentality would hold diabetics > accountable for the lack of medical knowledge available many year ago? > Or am I overreacting????? > Maxi > I don't think your overreacting. Diabetics have been getting the short end of the stick for a long time.
From: Cheri on 6 Aug 2008 11:40 Maxie Camus wrote in message <11065-4899B95B- What a reward for living to a ripe old age! I will be 83 in a couple of months--rest assured the guidelines for control were a heck of a lot different 40 years ago. What assinine mentality would hold diabetics accountable for the lack of medical knowledge available many year ago? Or am I overreacting????? Maxi ********** There's *still* a huge lack of medical knowledge when it comes to diabetes. Cheri
From: bgl on 6 Aug 2008 12:26 Do you have a source, or even date, for this announcement? I can't find it. These brief press items often leave out important details. bj "Maxie Camus" <camoo_3(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:11065-4899B95B-14593(a)baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com... > > Washington--The Federal Goverment will add two preventable conditions to > Medicare's do-not-pay list for hospitals, a much smaller number than it > had been comtemplating. Last year, the centers for Medicare andMedicaid > Services set new ground by determining it no > longer pay for extra costs for treating certain preventable conditions, > referred to as "never events".
From: guy on 6 Aug 2008 16:20
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:46:51 -0700, camoo_3(a)msn.com (Maxie Camus) wrote: > Hi all..... >I have not posted here in ages, but faithfully visit this site every >day. Thought this news item might be of interest to some of the older >diabetics , who sometimes had full blown diabetes for years before being >diagnosed and treated--consequently developing neuropathy, vision >problems before getting attention for blood glucose control. >Washington--The Federal Goverment will add two preventable conditions to >Medicare's do-not-pay list for hospitals, a much smaller number than it >had been comtemplating. Last year, the centers for Medicare andMedicaid >Services set new ground by determining it no >longer pay for extra costs for treating certain preventable conditions, >referred to as "never events". An example of a never event is a >transfusion with the wrong blood type. Medicare officials announced >Thursday that it no longer will pay the extra-care costs associated with >treating dangerous blood clots in the leg following knee or >hip-replacement. The program also will not pay extra for complications >stemming from POOR >CONTROL OF BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. > >What a reward for living to a ripe old age! I will be 83 in a couple >of months--rest assured the guidelines for control were a heck of a lot >different 40 years ago. What assinine mentality would hold diabetics >accountable for the lack of medical knowledge available many year ago? >Or am I overreacting????? >Maxi Medicare is being raped and it will get worse until it fails. You will be on your own. Like we were when good people started MHD ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.pronews.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |