Medicare Wellness Exam - Page 3

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I think it's good for starters and especially for those people who have no idea what it means to have 'health' in their lives. It's good for people who don't know where to start taking care of themselves in the way of health and well being. But for those of us who have gone through the wellness visit and it discovered it was a waste of time b/c we already know what's going on with our health and well being...we'll just move on and away from it at one point which is exactly what I did.

Jaynah · ‎03-10-2010

@Q-Checker wrote:
Are there any penalties for refusing to take the test (with original MC) ?

Q-Checker

Can You Refuse Medicare Wellness Visit

Yes, you have the legal right to refuse a Medicare wellness visit, as it is not mandatory and won't affect your coverage. source: themedicarefamily dot com

Jaynah · ‎03-10-2010

@tansy wrote:
I refuse to schedule a wellness exam.

Hi, I don't schedule mine - when I go in for Rx refills, they do it then! Nervy. It's voluntary, not mandatory, I'm declning it this time around.

Jaynah · ‎03-10-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
I think it's good for starters and especially for those people who have no idea what it means to have 'health' in their lives. It's good for people who don't know where to start taking care of themselves in the way of health and well being. But for those of us who have gone through the wellness visit and it discovered it was a waste of time b/c we already know what's going on with our health and well being...we'll just move on and away from it at one point which is exactly what I did.

Excellent, SilleeMee!

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

@Q-Checker wrote:
Are there any penalties for refusing to take the test (with original MC) ?

There are no penalties from Medcare, but some doctors require it . Whether it's just a money grab or not to get dinged by Medicare Advantage plans I could't say.

FranandZoe · ‎03-09-2010

I go along with it. My dr is very good to me - very receptive and responsive - so if he wants to do it I'm ok with it.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Never had one. I only go to the doctor once per year for labs so I can get my thyroid medication. If I wasn't hypothyroid I would never go to the doctor?

Jaynah · ‎03-10-2010

@Nightowlz wrote:
Never had one. I only go to the doctor once per year for labs so I can get my thyroid medication. If I wasn't hypothyroid I would never go to the doctor?

That's exactly why I'm going, for my thyroid Rx, doctor "threw in" the Medicare

Wellness exam while I'm there, which I thought was a bit presumptuous.

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

The nurse asks, I decline but it doesn't ends there...my health insurer repeatedly sends a Reward Form offering to pay me $15.00 to take the Wellness Exam along with other $ amounts for tests & vaccines. The forms go in the trash.

Puppy Galore · ‎10-21-2025

@Q-Checker wrote:
Are there any penalties for refusing to take the test (with original MC) ?

@Q-Checker

I wasn't penalized. I started receiving calls from my dr. Office and each time I picked up the phone it was about the wellness exam when I told them to stop calling me about it and I wouldn't take it I thought all was settled.

I looked at my next Medicare statement and sure enough medicare paid them for the call.

It finally stopped.