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If a patient has medicare primary and medicaid secondary what payment is the patient responsible for?
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∙ 14y ago
WHEN MEDICARE IS PRIMARY, THE PATIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECONDARY COPAY.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agonon covered charges according to the medicare remittance. Medicaid will pick up the 20% of medicare covered charges.
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If a patient has medicare primary bcbs secondary medicaid tertiary and medicare pays bu t bcbs denies for carve out Is medicaid now responsible for balance?
You would need to check the medicad policy if the claim is covered or if they will be the 3rd party insurance payee in this case.
What type of coverage does a Medi-Medi patient have?
Medicare and Medicaid
If a patient has Medicaid coverage benefits and other health insurance coverage Medicaid would be primary or secondary?
Secondary.
Does Medicaid pay Medicare Hospital Deductible?
In Illinois, a provider who accepts a patient as Medicaid cannot bill that patient for anything for which Medicaid would have paid had the provider timely and properly billed Medicaid.
If a patient does not inform us he has medicaid is he responsible for the bill?
In Illinois, if the provider did not accept the patient as a Medicaid patient, the provider may bill the patient.
Can a physician bill a patient who has medicare and Texas medicaid?
Yes, if the physician accepted the individual as a private-pay patient.
Do alcoholism treatment programs accept medicare and medicaid?
Treatment programs for alcoholismdo accept medicare and medicaid. This is due to the fact that they want the patient to get better. The payment method is accepted by either.
Does the Florida Patient Self Referral Act apply only to referrals of Medicare and Medicaid program beneficiaries?
no
If the patient has BCBS as primary and Medicaid as secondary can you legally not accept the Medicaid and then bill the patient?
If you're an active, enrolled Medicaid provider, it is only legal in Minnesota to bill the patient for services not covered by Medicaid. If it's a covered service, they're a covered recipient and you're a covered provider, you must accept Medicaid payment as payment in full
Can a Medicare participating hospital refuse a needed surgery on a Medicare patient?
Providers are not required to take Medicare (or Medicaid) patients. Hospitals are required to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay.
Patient has Medicare primary and medi cal secondary provider bills Medicare knowing Medicare contract is suspended or pending who then pays claim?
Once Medicare has "adjudicated" the bill, MediCal's payment will be based on their policy and the patient's eligibility on the date of service.
How do you determine primary and secondary coverage for an adult patient covered by two full benefit polices?
Check this page for the answer http://www.steveshorr.com/law_relating_to_insurance.htm primary policy will be medicare&secondary will bethe patient's commercial insurance company.as medicare covers all.the remaining which is not allowable wiill be covered by secondary
