You are a senior administrator for a large health insurance company. You have just read materials regarding a recent study that found physical therapy to be just as effective as surgery for treatment of a torn meniscus. A course of therapy is typically reimbursed at $1,000, where surgery usually runs ,000. You feel strongly that the company should use this study as a basis for requiring beneficiaries with a torn meniscus to receive physical therapy as a first course of treatment before surgery will be covered. However, you fear that beneficiaries (and physicians) my push back on such an effort.
Prepare a short memo to your CEO, Dr. Joseph Harris, outlining your rationale for considering this change in benefits. In your memo, list at least two possible limitations to making such a change (i.e., issues that would be problematic when pursuing this change in coverage).
Your memo should be written in essay style using vocabulary and grammar consistent with your standing as a healthcare professional. No outside resources beyond those listed in the lesson are necessary or expected.
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