>>Heard this over the weekend...
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>>Seems that "recruiters" go around finding people WITH health insurance and works on them to convince them to undergo an operation they really do not need. Once they have a person they then school them on how to reply to any questions the doctor asks.
>>The doctor then sees the patient, confirms that an operation is sensible, and performs the operation.
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>>The recruiter gets a cut from the doctor and the "patient" gets his cut from the recruiter. The doctor gets paid a handsome amount from the insurance company, from which he pays the recruiter and makes a nice profit for himself. Apparently, the recruiter get between $1,000-$2,000 and the "patient" gets between $500-$1500 (plus a fixed non-problem, of course).
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>>It continues to amaze me as to just how far people will go to make a buck. This one has got to be pretty LOW, morally, considering the types of people involved!
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>most insurance coverage has an NEM maximum....
>limiting how much someone can make participating in this scheme....
>and of course there are also the dangers associated with any surgical procedure.....
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>personally i'd rather just work some overtime than get cut open for $1000...
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>heck i'd even flip hamburgers at Mcdonalds for 100 hours rather than receive a surgical procedure....
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>thanks for the laugh :)

Maybe that's why the doc has the recruiter - to find patients whose insurance does not have such limits.

But I am with you - don't go near doctors unless I have to! But there are people who do, apparently.