Medicare

[Boon Mee]

MEDICARE

Mrs. Ward goes to the doctor's office to collect her husband's test

results.

The lab tech says to her, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but there has been a big

mix-up

and we have a problem. When we sent your husband's samples to the

lab, the

samples from another Mr. Ward were sent as well and we are now

uncertain

which

one is your husband's. Frankly, it is either bad or terrible."

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ward asked.

"Well, one has tested positive for Alzheimer's and the

other for AIDS. We can't tell which is your husband."

"That's terrible! Can we do the test over?" questioned Mrs. Ward.

"Normally, yes. But Medicare won't pay for these expensive tests more

than

once."

"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"

"The people at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off in

the

middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."