It’s scanxiety that finally pulled me down…
I found a lump in May 2021. In January 2022 I was finally diagnosed, after a single mastectomy, with triple negative metaplastic carcinoma. This is a rare breast cancer, with the worst prognosis of t...
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@Fufan I hear you, it can be so overwhelming. There is something called an "Indefinite referral" but the gatekeepers sometimes suggested getting a 12 monthly referral because (wait for it), the specialist can charge medicare differently, as if a new condition the client has. An Indefinite referral is used when treating the same condition and the specialist CANNOT charge medicare the higher rate. It is a rort if you ask me!
If you are being treated for the same condition, then persist that you get an Indefinite referral. Believe it or not I was asked by the front desk staff at the local hospital to get another 12 month referral instead of the indefinite referral, because as she said , the doctors/specialists deserve it because they work hard !!!!!!!!
No wonder our medicare system is going broke!!!!! Sorry for the rant, but I do hope you push for the Indefinite referral, and wishing you all the best.
If you are being treated for the same condition, then persist that you get an Indefinite referral. Believe it or not I was asked by the front desk staff at the local hospital to get another 12 month referral instead of the indefinite referral, because as she said , the doctors/specialists deserve it because they work hard !!!!!!!!
No wonder our medicare system is going broke!!!!! Sorry for the rant, but I do hope you push for the Indefinite referral, and wishing you all the best.