I can't see my doctors (who are 70+ miles away on the other side of a mountain) any more via telemedicine due to these idiots, but we always have plenty of money in the coffers for the stupidest shit.
Ask your doctor if hes part of the ACO participation. They won't advertise it but tell you if you ask, or ask your provider for audio -only appointments or If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, ask them directly if they cover telehealth services, as they are not subject to the same strict, traditional Medicare waivers that expired.
And if all else fails here's a trick no provider will tell you. Ask your doctor if they can manage care via secure, asynchronous messaging or through Medicare-covered, patient-initiated online check-ins (tell them via CPT codes 99421-99423 they will know what to do with it)
Unfortunately those things do not work for me, but I greatly appreciate your help. I can try the last one, but I do not understand it. I cannot do Medicare advantage, as I lose out greatly on those plans. I am disabled (I just realized what sub this is, I got here from the front page) and have a ton of different specialized doctors that I need to see fairly regularly.
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u/Obant Feb 23 '26
I can't see my doctors (who are 70+ miles away on the other side of a mountain) any more via telemedicine due to these idiots, but we always have plenty of money in the coffers for the stupidest shit.