Hello,
I have spent at least a little time on this and I am completely flummoxed by it. I think this can be framed as a legitimate consumer issue, not a medical issue. For decades, I have been accustomed to have something called a "physical exam" which I've been told is important. In a physical exam, I believe a doctor follows a sort of line of investigation--it's not exactly a uniform set of tests or observations--to determine your physical health and what needs to be followed up. It typically, however, involves disrobing and literally having the doctor look at and physically probe various parts of your body. For a gent, it would typically include a DRE; for a long time now, it has included an EKG. Stethoscope. Auscultatation. Vital signs; temperature, blood pressure, height, weight. There are usually a few blood panels, etc.
Here's what I can't figure out. Is a Medicare "wellness visit" a name for a physical that is done to Medicare specs and includes a set of, yes, important but EXTREMELY rudimentary questionnaire items performed by a PA... Snellen chart, seeing if you can get up from a chair and walk across the room, asking whether you had any falls in the last year and whether your house is well lit? Or is a Medicare "wellness visit" JUST the barebones basics? I.e. about 10% of what a "physical" covers?
Please help
I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
References:
https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=111484
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