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Freddie

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18. They cannot bill the patient for the additional 20%
Reply to former-republican (Reply #9)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 06:01 AM
Sep 2012

By law "balance billing" of Medicare patients is forbidden.
Doctors can refuse to treat Medicare patients but given that the majority of people with serious health problems are 65+, it's not that common.
Seems like the infamous Medicare Advantage plans may be a problem as some of them are paying providers less than traditional Medicare. A good friend's dad is in one and he needed a rehab stay in a nursing home. They had trouble finding one that would accept his plan and one nursing home told them traditional Medicare is very welcome but they do not take patients with Keystone 65 at all.

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Will seniors get hurt with President [View all] Sebass1271 Sep 2012 OP
I heard he's going to send them to the death panels? Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #1
OPer was asking a serious question. No need to post GOP talking points here without a sarcasm tag Tx4obama Sep 2012 #5
Just the opposite. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #2
Please help me out on this question , anyone former-republican Sep 2012 #9
They cannot bill the patient for the additional 20% Freddie Sep 2012 #18
I heard he was gonna send them to the Scientology planet DevonRex Sep 2012 #3
From a good recent article on that subject: bhikkhu Sep 2012 #4
NO it is NOT true. Tx4obama Sep 2012 #6
what is the dough nut whole ? former-republican Sep 2012 #10
Here's a link that explains the Medicare doughnut hole Tx4obama Sep 2012 #11
Thanks former-republican Sep 2012 #12
They have been battling fraud now. I don't know about the cut in the amount ... Tx4obama Sep 2012 #13
I'm sorry former-republican Sep 2012 #14
Here are TWO article regarding different arrests, links below Tx4obama Sep 2012 #15
Obama’s 4 BILLION Dollar Crackdown on Health Care Fraud Tx4obama Sep 2012 #16
cool former-republican Sep 2012 #17
The donut hole thing alone is worth thousands to many seniors Freddie Sep 2012 #19
the worst thing that obama could possibly conjure up to harm iemitsu Sep 2012 #7
Lies told by lying liars. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #8
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