A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery

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For those of us not yet ready for Medicare-our health care providers will not give us an answer on what rehab they are willing to cover-
They say the decision can only be made after surgery-
After surgery when many of us are on a pain pump with morphine is not a time to make a well-considered decision! and many of us are alone at this stage of our lives-
It would seem possible to give an answer, subject to changed circumstances-it is unlikely that you will need less care, only that sometimes you might need more-
The insurance should be able to give a conditional approval prior to surgery-

Karen B. Schleimer of NY 2:52PM February 02, 2009