My insurance has a rewards incentive program. If go to the website and play bean counter like games they used to cut a check. They would pay you $25 -50 to do routine well visits and preventative visits. If you check the boxes for reading their advice they will give you $5 here and there.

Today I called to sign up for tele-health coach. Now I am faced with the moral dilemma, do I lie and act like I will take their advice just to get the money. Or do I try to enlighten the poor schlep blessed with my case. Some poor guy in a call center who must get paid by the phone call. He was talking so fast I couldn't understand him. Undoubtedly he will just be reading from the same horse excrement I read online earlier. Things like eat "every 3-5 hours to avoid crashes" Try a new grain! Blech!

18 minutes ago, Miranda said:

My insurance has a rewards incentive program. If go to the website and play bean counter like games they used to cut a check. They would pay you $25 -50 to do routine well visits and preventative visits. If you check the boxes for reading their advice they will give you $5 here and there.

Today I called to sign up for tele-health coach. Now I am faced with the moral dilemma, do I lie and act like I will take their advice just to get the money. Or do I try to enlighten the poor schlep blessed with my case. Some poor guy in a call center who must get paid by the phone call. He was talking so fast I couldn't understand him. Undoubtedly he will just be reading from the same horse excrement I read online earlier. Things like eat "every 3-5 hours to avoid crashes" Try a new grain! Blech!

You posed this question so please listen to the 🔨 of judgment.

Years ago I was offered salesman jobs like car, insurance etc because I had the gift of gab.

I refused to sell something to someone they didn't need nor could use.

When I started my sales on eBay in 98 I felt great because people wanted, needed and could use what I sold.

So do you feel good about what your motives are?

Thanks for the insight 👍

I may be rude crass and cynical but I have integrity.

As long as you do your due diligence it is his job to listen to your spiel as much as it is yours to listen to him.

Just take his inputs under advisement, make your own decisions and move forward with whatever benefits you best.

Scott

5 hours ago, Meathead said:

You posed this question so please listen to the 🔨 of judgment.

Years ago I was offered salesman jobs like car, insurance etc because I had the gift of gab.

I refused to sell something to someone they didn't need nor could use.

When I started my sales on eBay in 98 I felt great because people wanted, needed and could use what I sold.

So do you feel good about what your motives are?

Thanks for the insight 👍

I may be rude crass and cynical but I have integrity.

Hmmm, my motives are to retrieve all the $$$ Easter eggs the insurance company is offering. Someone close to me often reminds me to never leave money on the table.

He's getting paid --not to sell a product -- but to give bad intel. He probably doesn't know diddly squat about insulin or what actually causes heart disease. He will, no doubt, be reading from a script.

So I will listen to his speil, I guess I could ask him if he follows his own advice and ask how well it's working for him.

Maybe I will study some Bart Kay and recite his explanation of the randle cycle to the poor guy.

10 hours ago, Miranda said:

Hmmm, my motives are to retrieve all the $$$ Easter eggs the insurance company is offering. Someone close to me often reminds me to never leave money on the table.

He's getting paid --not to sell a product -- but to give bad intel. He probably doesn't know diddly squat about insulin or what actually causes heart disease. He will, no doubt, be reading from a script.

So I will listen to his speil, I guess I could ask him if he follows his own advice and ask how well it's working for him.

Maybe I will study some Bart Kay and recite his explanation of the randle cycle to the poor guy.

My bad

10 hours ago, Miranda said:

Hmmm, my motives are to retrieve all the $$$ Easter eggs the insurance company is offering. Someone close to me often reminds me to never leave money on the table.

He's getting paid --not to sell a product -- but to give bad intel. He probably doesn't know diddly squat about insulin or what actually causes heart disease. He will, no doubt, be reading from a script.

So I will listen to his speil, I guess I could ask him if he follows his own advice and ask how well it's working for him.

Maybe I will study some Bart Kay and recite his explanation of the randle cycle to the poor guy.

My bad as I misunderstood as I thought you were required to give the spiel.

For myself the less you play their games the less support they get.

You do what you need to do to succeed is the advice I can give.

My apologies for earlier.

1 hour ago, Meathead said:

My bad

My bad as I misunderstood as I thought you were required to give the spiel.

For myself the less you play their games the less support they get.

You do what you need to do to succeed is the advice I can give.

My apologies for earlier.

After rereading what I posted I can see how you would think I am working for the insurance company, lol. Sorry about that. No this is an incentive program, they are trying to nudge the customers into "healthy" behaviors. One of the ways I can get incentive money is by listening to horse excrement.

Edited July 9Jul 9 by Miranda

I believe in being honest with doctors and everyone for that matter but be careful with an insurance company. They may use what you say against you. You can still be honest but you don’t have to be completely forthright.

It turns out my "health coach " is a carnivore!!! We had a great conversation and I will be increasing my activity!

On 7/8/2025 at 3:35 PM, Miranda said:

Today I called to sign up for tele-health coach... do I lie ... or do I try to enlighten the poor schlep blessed with my case.

On 7/14/2025 at 5:55 PM, Miranda said:

It turns out my "health coach " is a carnivore!!! We had a great conversation and I will be increasing my activity!

Ha! How awesome is that? :)