Options for DPMs if you don't pursue a residency?

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I used to do home visits when I first started and the majority of my patients were medicare patients. I was not on BCBS or any other plans. I didnt need to be just to do home visits or even nursing home work.

As podpal alluded to, there is a rise in the Medicare Advantage plans. These Medicare Advantage plans are run by the big insurance companies, such as Aetna, BCBS, etc... Due to the economy and rising costs, many of the patients over age of 65 have converted over from a traditional Medicare plan to one of those Medicare Advantage plans to cut cost. My colleague that does a lot of nursing home work told me that she has seen as much as 40% conversion from Medicare to one of the Medicare Advantage plans at the nursing homes that she goes to.