The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: It Shouldn't Be a Waste of Time | Sandusky Register When patients tell Serving Our Seniors about their Medicare Annual Wellness Visit, it appears all doctors do not conduct this free visit the same way. Some patients are disgruntled and complain all they do is fill out a questionnaire. Others have said their doctor does an EKG and a physical. Still others are frustrated by not being allowed to discuss a new symptom at the time of their Annual Wellness Visit. The most common complaint from those age 65 and older is, "It's a waste of my time and is just an excuse to bill Medicare." In other words, the Medicare patient doesn't understand the purpose of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit nor do they know what one should expect.

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