http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/why-arent-hmos-and-the-like-willing-to-pay-for-preventative-health-care/ Talk with Your Doctor about Medical health treatment Problems Wed, 12 May 2010 03:15:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/why-arent-hmos-and-the-like-willing-to-pay-for-preventative-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-6080 One Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/why-arent-hmos-and-the-like-willing-to-pay-for-preventative-health-care/#comment-6080 Depends on the health plan. Many HMOs are willing to pay for physicals, preventative immunizations and other preventative medical treatment. Depends on the health plan. Many HMOs are willing to pay for physicals, preventative immunizations and other preventative medical treatment.

]]> http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/why-arent-hmos-and-the-like-willing-to-pay-for-preventative-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 emmaleig Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/why-arent-hmos-and-the-like-willing-to-pay-for-preventative-health-care/#comment-6079 Good question that would have the world longest answer if I explained it all. Basically what happens is that insurance companies would rather play the "let see if the worst happens" game then to take the steps to prevent illness. For example, most HMOs will not pay for diabetic testing supplies or the preventative foot care, but yet will pay 100% for the amputation that will ensue from not taking cre of oneshealth. Now not all HMOs are like this, but many are. One very prominent HMO in the United States has just stopped covering prenatal care for pregnant people... but yet will pay 100 percent for the care needed if the infant is born ill and needs to spend 30 days in the NICU. Good question that would have the world longest answer if I explained it all. Basically what happens is that insurance companies would rather play the “let see if the worst happens” game then to take the steps to prevent illness. For example, most HMOs will not pay for diabetic testing supplies or the preventative foot care, but yet will pay 100% for the amputation that will ensue from not taking cre of oneshealth. Now not all HMOs are like this, but many are. One very prominent HMO in the United States has just stopped covering prenatal care for pregnant people… but yet will pay 100 percent for the care needed if the infant is born ill and needs to spend 30 days in the NICU.

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