Oh for the love of God. I went to my LAST nutrition class today and was told how great I have done, you've lost 24 pounds, keep up the good work, blah, blah blah, then I am asked what is the biggest meal I eat per day. (Uh, biggest? The diet they put me on is only a morsel of meat; 2 oz at lunch and dinner and all the steamed veggies, lettuce greens I want. If that's considered biggest, OK). So I told her: dinner (which is 5 pm), I eat the tuna or chicken and broccoli, sometimes cottage cheese added to it.) She said something about "I told you to eat the biggest meal in the morning; lunch minuscule; and dinner, light." Say what!? I do NOT recall this conversation EVER... and this isn't even the nutritionist talking. It's the nurse I see before the NUT (and she is the surgeon's sister.) Then, she tells me she has had nothing but trouble with my insurance (and it isn't my medical health insurance.) It's that I have Medicare Part A (hospitalization only.) My insurance people, when I talked to them last week, said they spoke to her (nurse at office) and I am thinking she just doesn't get it. She tells me how she has to hang on hold forever and has spoken to 4 different people, yet tells me 'not to worry about it." WTH? I have gone through all my classes. Had blood tests/breath tests; upper GI, psych exam, the extra personal nutrtionist's one on one visit which was an additional charge; my Echo is scheduled in another week or so, and she is telling me not to worry.
I was always under the impression that if you have Medicare Part A, that kicks in ONCE you are admitted to a hospital. (I had an emergency appendectomy 11 years ago and that's what happened.) You don't get pre-authorization for a stay. You go, and the billing department submits the charges to Medicare, then my insurance would be billed for whatever isn't covered, hospital stay-wise. I don't understand what she is trying to do because I have a great health insurance plan that is working with me.
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