Christopher Weaver
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the quanta flow, it wasn't very specific. Basically, it had a relatively high rate of false positives. And under certain circumstances, nurses who used it would say cold in the room or something that might produce an inaccurate result.
the quanta flow, it wasn't very specific. Basically, it had a relatively high rate of false positives. And under certain circumstances, nurses who used it would say cold in the room or something that might produce an inaccurate result.
And one nurse said she used it on herself because she was so concerned about the readings that it was producing and found that she herself apparently had peripheral artery disease, even though Like, actually, she has no signs of it.
And one nurse said she used it on herself because she was so concerned about the readings that it was producing and found that she herself apparently had peripheral artery disease, even though Like, actually, she has no signs of it.
And one nurse said she used it on herself because she was so concerned about the readings that it was producing and found that she herself apparently had peripheral artery disease, even though Like, actually, she has no signs of it.
There were no physician claims. There were no drugs prescribed to them. And 100% of those people, ideally, if they actually have HIV, would be getting antiretroviral therapy. And in reality, fewer than one in five were.
There were no physician claims. There were no drugs prescribed to them. And 100% of those people, ideally, if they actually have HIV, would be getting antiretroviral therapy. And in reality, fewer than one in five were.
There were no physician claims. There were no drugs prescribed to them. And 100% of those people, ideally, if they actually have HIV, would be getting antiretroviral therapy. And in reality, fewer than one in five were.
Yeah, right. That's right. We interviewed a bunch of experts about this particular finding, you know, AIDS specialists. And they almost universally concluded that those people didn't really have HIV. What they surmised is basically that they were getting tested for HIV, screened for HIV, and that... However, the insurers were reviewing charts to add diagnoses on the back end.
Yeah, right. That's right. We interviewed a bunch of experts about this particular finding, you know, AIDS specialists. And they almost universally concluded that those people didn't really have HIV. What they surmised is basically that they were getting tested for HIV, screened for HIV, and that... However, the insurers were reviewing charts to add diagnoses on the back end.
Yeah, right. That's right. We interviewed a bunch of experts about this particular finding, you know, AIDS specialists. And they almost universally concluded that those people didn't really have HIV. What they surmised is basically that they were getting tested for HIV, screened for HIV, and that... However, the insurers were reviewing charts to add diagnoses on the back end.
They were picking up those screening exams and just like inferring a diagnosis out of it.
They were picking up those screening exams and just like inferring a diagnosis out of it.
They were picking up those screening exams and just like inferring a diagnosis out of it.
That's us, right? It's a taxpayer-funded program. You pay Medicare taxes with each of your paychecks, and that's where it goes.
That's us, right? It's a taxpayer-funded program. You pay Medicare taxes with each of your paychecks, and that's where it goes.
That's us, right? It's a taxpayer-funded program. You pay Medicare taxes with each of your paychecks, and that's where it goes.
I mean, the problem here is that insurers are layering diagnoses on patients, generating billions and billions and billions of dollars more in taxpayer-funded reimbursement. And in many cases, the patients don't have them, aren't getting treated for them, and that's waste. That's waste for taxpayers.
I mean, the problem here is that insurers are layering diagnoses on patients, generating billions and billions and billions of dollars more in taxpayer-funded reimbursement. And in many cases, the patients don't have them, aren't getting treated for them, and that's waste. That's waste for taxpayers.
I mean, the problem here is that insurers are layering diagnoses on patients, generating billions and billions and billions of dollars more in taxpayer-funded reimbursement. And in many cases, the patients don't have them, aren't getting treated for them, and that's waste. That's waste for taxpayers.