If you are here for that annual exam, you will not be covered if you want to discuss any new ailment or unstable condition. I cannot bait and switch to another code — that’s illegal. We, the physicians, are audited all the time and can lose our license for insurance fraud.

"You may just want to have a pap smear or check your cholesterol. However, I am now mandated by the government to talk to you about your weight, exercise, family life, smoking, sexual abuse(!), and even to ask if you wear seat belts. And I am mandated to record your answers. "




Yes, this has been happening to me for years as a veteran when I go in for care. They asked if I smoke, drink, feel depressed, recently if my husband has abused me or not. They always ask me if I want the flu shot (haven't had one in years and I won't get one).