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Expense for services not covered by medicare
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Expense for services not covered by medicare
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It seems that providers and Medicare play some sort of game. The providers bill some astronomical amount and then are reimbursed 20% of that amount but if Medicare doesn't cover the procedure the pat
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Expense for services not covered by medicare
posted at November 13, 2012 12:05 PM EST
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It seems that providers and Medicare play some sort of game. The providers bill some astronomical amount and then are reimbursed 20% of that amount but if Medicare doesn't cover the procedure the patient is expected to pay the full amount. |
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Re: Expense for services not covered by medicare
posted at November 19, 2012 4:24 PM EST
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In response to "Expense for services not covered by medicare": It seems that providers and Medicare play some sort of game. The providers bill some astronomical amount and then are reimbursed 20% of that amount but if Medicare doesn't cover the procedure the patient is expected to pay the full amount. I'd like to know why we are expected to pay 500% more than what Medicare pays for a service when Medicare doesn't cover it. Anyone have that problem ? How do you combat it ? Posted by davhusn Crooks |
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