# Insurance Codes on The No Agenda Show Insurance Codes comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2009 to November 2021. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** April 2009 – November 2021 - **Related topics:** [Medical Records](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-records.md), [Ama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ama.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Billing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/billing.md), [Data Privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-privacy.md), [Healthcare Providers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/healthcare-providers.md), [Icd-10](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/icd-10.md), [Medical Coding](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-coding.md), [Medicare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicare.md), [National Health Service](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-health-service.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### ICD-10 Code Z28.20, Insurance Tracking of Unvaccinated Patients - **Episode:** [1400: The Learning Curve](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1400-the-learning-curve.md) - **Published:** 2021-11-18 - **Time:** 46:00–47:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1400-the-learning-curve/chapter/icd-10-code-z28-20-insurance-tracking-of-unvaccinated-patients.md A new medical billing code, ICD-10 Z28.20, has been introduced to track patients who decide not to be immunized for unspecified reasons. This code allows insurance companies and healthcare providers to flag individuals in their permanent records. The hosts express concern that this data will be used to marginalize or penalize those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. Keywords: [icd-10](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/icd-10.md), [insurance codes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-codes.md), [billing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/billing.md), vaccine denier, [medical records](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-records.md) ### Insurance Industry Rackets, Medical Reimbursement Realities - **Episode:** [927: Meme Fumes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/927-meme-fumes.md) - **Published:** 2017-05-07 - **Time:** 41:49–49:05 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/927-meme-fumes/chapter/insurance-industry-rackets-medical-reimbursement-realities.md The healthcare crisis is attributed to the "banking" nature of insurance companies and the administrative burden of Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Doctors are currently reimbursed as little as $7 for a Medicare office visit and often face a 180-day expiration on collections. Large hospital corporations are responding by buying up private practices at 1.5 times valuation to control the entire medical pipeline. Keywords: [medicare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicare.md), emr, [medical coding](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-coding.md), insurance reimbursement, hospital consolidation ### Healthcare Reform Quid Pro Quo, Doctor Consultation Fees - **Episode:** [123: Thanksgiving Turkeys](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/123-thanksgiving-turkeys.md) - **Published:** 2009-08-20 - **Time:** 4:58–9:40 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/123-thanksgiving-turkeys/chapter/healthcare-reform-quid-pro-quo-doctor-consultation-fees.md The Obama administration allegedly secured support for healthcare reform from the AMA and doctors by creating new insurance codes for end-of-life consultations. These "consultancy fees" allow doctors to bill the government for sitting down with families to discuss care options. This arrangement is framed as a payoff to ensure medical industry cooperation with the broader legislative agenda. Keywords: [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [ama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ama.md), [healthcare providers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/healthcare-providers.md), [quid pro quo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/quid-pro-quo.md), [insurance codes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-codes.md) ### Google Health, Insurance Code Risks - **Episode:** [89: Nuke the Gay Pirates](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/89-nuke-the-gay-pirates.md) - **Published:** 2009-04-16 - **Time:** 58:43–1:02:07 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/89-nuke-the-gay-pirates/chapter/google-health-insurance-code-risks.md The launch of Google Health and the digitization of medical records are examined through the lens of insurance billing. Patient advocate Dave deBronckart discovered that his medical history was populated by insurance codes rather than clinical notes, leading to dangerous inaccuracies such as being mislabeled as schizophrenic due to chemotherapy side effects. Keywords: google health, [national health service](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-health-service.md), [insurance codes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-codes.md), [medical records](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-records.md), [data privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-privacy.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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