Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 hello everyone, my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the prescription copays, will medicare cover ? any input is greatly appreciated. thanks- catherine sioson ny presby Attachment: vcard [not shown] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Sure Medicare will pay as secondary and coordinate benefits, but you must use a provider that accepts Medicare assignment (pharmacies for immunosuppressive medications only). Patient can't paper claim for payment under Medicare since BIPA of 2000. Lori Bond Copays hello everyone, my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the prescription copays, will medicare cover ? any input is greatly appreciated. thanks- catherine sioson ny presby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: >hello everyone, > >my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover >copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the >prescription copays, will medicare cover ? > >any input is greatly appreciated. > >thanks- >catherine sioson >ny presby > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 He has CIGNA. Re: Copays Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: >hello everyone, > >my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover >copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the >prescription copays, will medicare cover ? > >any input is greatly appreciated. > >thanks- >catherine sioson >ny presby > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 For all intense and purposes, this particular case should not be discussed in this group. Have we all forgotten about patient confidentiality... " Bond, Lori :LPH Trnsplnt " wrote: > He has CIGNA. > > Re: Copays > > Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? > > At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: > >hello everyone, > > > >my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover > >copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the > >prescription copays, will medicare cover ? > > > >any input is greatly appreciated. > > > >thanks- > >catherine sioson > >ny presby > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Sioson wrote: > For all intense and purposes, this particular case should not be discussed in > this group. Have we all forgotten about patient confidentiality... > > " Bond, Lori :LPH Trnsplnt " wrote: > > > He has CIGNA. > > > > Re: Copays > > > > Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? > > > > At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: > > >hello everyone, > > > > > >my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover > > >copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the > > >prescription copays, will medicare cover ? > > > > > >any input is greatly appreciated. > > > > > >thanks- > > >catherine sioson > > >ny presby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 It should be okay to talk about cases as long as we don not mention theis names/SS#. Rea Y. Carrera, RN BSN Patient Care Coordinator University of Texas Galveston TX- 77550 Re: Copays > > > > Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? > > > > At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: > > >hello everyone, > > > > > >my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not cover > > >copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the > > >prescription copays, will medicare cover ? > > > > > >any input is greatly appreciated. > > > > > >thanks- > > >catherine sioson > > >ny presby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Does HIPAA exclude celebrities ? Carrera, Rea Y. wrote: >It should be okay to talk about cases as long as we don not mention >theis names/SS#. > >Rea Y. Carrera, RN BSN >Patient Care Coordinator >University of Texas >Galveston TX- 77550 > > Re: Copays >>> >>>Re: Alonzo Morning does he have good insurance ? >>> >>>At 03:02 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>>hello everyone, >>>> >>>>my understanding is that medicare as a secondary payer will not >>>> >>>> >cover > > >>>>copays from primary payer ? can anyone confirm this ? also for the >>>>prescription copays, will medicare cover ? >>>> >>>>any input is greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>>thanks- >>>>catherine sioson >>>>ny presby >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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