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[quote=Anonymous]My long time internist of 30 years retired. I found another internist that I like. After one Medicare wellness checkup, the doctor switched to MDVIP. I decided to give it a try since the Medicare wellness checkup was not giving me what I used to get prior to my retirement. I assumed the annual MDVIP exam would include the traditional physical exam I was accustomed to. This included a hands on physical by the doctor such as blood pressure, weight, ears, throat, heart, lungs, abdomen, feet, reflexes, etc, and also included a prostate, hernia, and genital exam.
The MDVIP annual exam I just took did not include any of this. In fact I never saw the doctor! The nurse checked my blood pressure and weight, took blood, then put me through a battery of tests which included screening tests for lungs (spirometer), vision, hearing, hand strength, and a cognitive test. 
This is all good, but the traditional physical I assumed would be included never came. I saw the doctor on a second visit for an explanation of the results and at that time no further examinations were performed. 
Was it worth it.  No, not for me.[/quote]

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