Are you getting cancer treatments during COVID-19?

@gingerw I just found out one of the ladies here who didn't listen unfortunately didn't listen to stay in came in contact with a person who also didn't listen now she is in quarantine for 2 weeks. Luckily for her she is in good health now I do have her mailbox key so will get her mail for her .

Merry - I am not understanding your reply to me. As I said, I have been only at my home for 14 days, if not longer, before going to Mayo this Monday and Tuesday for radiation. Why would I take the test when I was only just then exposed? Nothing would show up and that is a waste.

@seaspray. I'm sorry for the confusion. I know that the test isn't the most comfortable and that the results aren't always reliable but it must be Mayo's standard right now prior to entry or procedures. If someone's test does turn out positive then they caught someone in time so that they can be isolated. Best of luck.

@merpreb, COVID-19 testing has not yet become a standard part of screening for entry at hospitals. Have you experienced otherwise?

@collenyoung- No I haven't been hospitalized nor read anything about it. It was a suggestion that it might be their standard.

Mayo (in Florida) has opened their testing to any Mayo patient. Unfortunately as of yesterday, they were not testing the doctor's or nurses who btw, were NOT wearing masks.

@seaspray- from your post you said that they wanted to test you. Do you know why?

@merpreb @gingerw @colleenyoung
I've read that PCPs (and probably specialists, as well) are in trouble financially due to the shelter-in-place practice, despite some televisits and email exchanges. This brings to mind the question, do insurance companies and Medicare allow them to bill for such work? Does anyone know?

@elizm , I can only answer for myself. When I found out I had a tele-visit scheduled, I called Blue Cross to see if they would cover. My insurance is IBM retiree (pre-medicare) insurance and the customer representative told me IBM had changed their policy to cover.

I suggest anyone with employee or private insurance to call and verify coverage prior to tele-visit.

Laurie

@elizm- excellent question. I think that most pcp's work for a hospital system now. They are businesses so they probably are taking a financial hit love like a lot of businesses. I'm sure that whatever they do for work that they will be compensated. My worry are all of the medical personnel who have lost their lives and those who are in harm's way.