You’re not paranoid if…

[firecat]

I got a phone call. The person asked for me by my first name. Then he said he was calling from [$MY HEALTH INSURANCE CO] and they wanted to review my medications.

I said “Why?”

He said because their records suggested [$VITAL SIGN] was [$INAPPROPRIATE RANGE] and my treatment was inadequate. He used that tone of voice that suggests I am expected to comply, if you know what I mean.

I said “I don’t want to” and there was a several second pause and I hung up.

I don’t really think it was a scam, but whatever it was, they went about it all wrong.

Opinions welcome. No advice, please.

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[forests_of_fire]

It's definitely shady.

Medicare pushes for patients to get a medication review with a pharmacist once a year to make sure they're taking their medication correctly. IME, that comes from the pharmacy you pick up meds at, though. I imagine that your Medicare part D insurance company could do the medication review, but I personally have always had it from my pharmacy.

The fact that they're talking about vital signs is what makes it shady.

[firecat]

I wish my docs would do drug reviews with me more often, since I’m on a lot of meds and they do interact with each other. But I don’t want to do it like this.