Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Not to debate or argue the issue; I have a few as-of-yet unanswered questions: WHERE in Medicare or elsewhere does it establish DCs MUST participate via limited fees, limited services and 'billing AS IF the patient' being treated under medicare rules? I'd like to see the exact page-section-and-paragraph to clarify what everyone else seems to understand.... I am led to believe by the comments of a few, that the only way to escape the snare of medicare regulation, is to not accept ANY patients of medicare age or status....can this be true? And what if the standard office rate is above the CPT code just listed? What if the standard office fee for 98941 is $35? What is the official way to handle that? And where is the much-touted 'same service=same fee' principle? How can one class of patient be charged a different amount just because they belong to a particular group? And for that matter, [NO RANT here] how can one class of provider be treated differently than all OTHER providers??? Please advise. J. Pedersen DC ....struggling to understand the ways of the universe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 The language actually exists in the law. I have seen it. It is ridiculous...it is unlawful but it wouldn't be the first time that the Fed. govt. did something that is unlawful. Until it is challenged in court, it will stay in place. Call the ACA and they will tell you where to look in the FederaL sTATUTES. Jack, Medicare works so well in fact, that our former governor KitZhaber basically wants to expand it to the entire population. Can't wait! > > Not to debate or argue the issue; I have a few as-of-yet unanswered > questions: > > WHERE in Medicare or elsewhere does it establish DCs MUST participate > via limited fees, limited services and 'billing AS IF the patient' being > treated under medicare rules? I'd like to see the exact > page-section-and-paragraph to clarify what everyone else seems to > understand.... > > I am led to believe by the comments of a few, that the only way to > escape the snare of medicare regulation, is to not accept ANY patients > of medicare > age or status....can this be true? > > And what if the standard office rate is above the CPT code just > listed? What if the standard office fee for 98941 is $35? What is the > official way to handle that? > > And where is the much-touted 'same service=same fee' principle? How can > one class of patient be charged a different amount just because they > belong to a particular group? And for that matter, [NO RANT here] how > can one class of provider be treated differently than all OTHER providers??? > > Please advise. > > J. Pedersen DC > ...struggling to understand the ways of the universe.... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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