- Joined
- Jan 11, 2009
- Location
- Highland NY 12528
MEDICARE COVERAGE IN A NUTSHELL
Ø The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, 'Hello.'
Ø 'Mrs Sanders, please.'
Ø 'Speaking.'
Ø Mrs Sanders, this is Doctor Jones at Saint Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way the results are not too good.'
Ø 'What do you mean?' Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
Ø 'Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which.'
Ø 'That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?' questioned Mrs. Sanders.
Ø 'Normally we can, but Medicare will only pay for these expensive tests one time.'
Ø 'Well, what am I supposed to do now?'
Ø 'The folks at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him.'
Ø 'Mrs Sanders, please.'
Ø 'Speaking.'
Ø Mrs Sanders, this is Doctor Jones at Saint Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way the results are not too good.'
Ø 'What do you mean?' Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
Ø 'Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which.'
Ø 'That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?' questioned Mrs. Sanders.
Ø 'Normally we can, but Medicare will only pay for these expensive tests one time.'
Ø 'Well, what am I supposed to do now?'
Ø 'The folks at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him.'