RE: More insurance silliness

[Guest guest]

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I’d check your insurance

contract. If your contract doesn’t have anything in there about a

lower payment for over 65, then they should be required to pay you the same as

someone who is under 65. Get your state medical association involved if

you think they’re in the wrong. Here in CA, the CMA is wonderful at

helping us out when we think we’re getting cheated by an insurance

company. Most of the times that I have called, they have already helped a

provider in the same exact situation as the ones we find ourselves in. The

blues are notorious for cheating people out of money; I’d definitely

fight it.

Pratt

Office Manager

Oak Tree Internal Medicine P.C.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Haresch

Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008

5:49 AM

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More insurance silliness

I just learned another new insurance gotcha. Did you

know you can be

forced to accept Medicare-level payment even if you opt out of

Medicare? I have a patient with federal BCBS who opted out of Medicare

Part B. Now, BCBS says that, under law, they pay only the Medicare

rate because she turned 65. Whee!

Haresch