Any magic for changing Medicare dates?

[Guest guest]

I have a patient who had a kidney transplant in March with

Tricare Prime – Medicare is just today showing up in the system but with

Medicare A starting 04/01/10 and Medicare B starting 10/01/10. It is my

understanding that with Tricare (sponsor is retired), both Medicare A & B

need to have started March 1, 2010. We have been on the phone a number of

times over the past few months with Social Security and just learned last week

she had been approved for Medicare but the local Social Security office did not

have the information on how the Medicare start dates would be listed.

We need to get the Medicare dates changed asap – the

local offices move VERY slowly. And to top it off her donor is having a hernia

repair which is a documented donor related complication so the payor needs to

be clear also for this donor surgery next week.

If anyone has a special contact with Social Security to help

change the Medicare dates that would be MOST helpful. Thank you!

Ms. Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of Transplantation

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington

MA 01805

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[Guest guest]

Try calling Medicare Secondary Payer and have all of the

relative dates in front of you. They usually can change things within 48

hours. You will have to fax the 2728 Form etc. bev

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TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Battin,

Daryl J.

Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:05 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: Any magic for changing Medicare

dates?

I have a patient who

had a kidney transplant in March with Tricare Prime – Medicare is just today

showing up in the system but with Medicare A starting 04/01/10 and Medicare B

starting 10/01/10. It is my understanding that with Tricare (sponsor is

retired), both Medicare A & B need to have started March 1, 2010. We

have been on the phone a number of times over the past few months with Social

Security and just learned last week she had been approved for Medicare but the

local Social Security office did not have the information on how the Medicare

start dates would be listed.

We need to get the

Medicare dates changed asap – the local offices move VERY slowly. And to

top it off her donor is having a hernia repair which is a documented donor

related complication so the payor needs to be clear also for this donor surgery

next week.

If anyone has a

special contact with Social Security to help change the Medicare dates that

would be MOST helpful. Thank you!

Ms. Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial

Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of

Transplantation

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road,

Burlington MA 01805

Ph:

Page:

FAX:

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environment before printing this email

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[Guest guest]

I have called the Medicare COB office but

they said their info has to come from Social Security. Do you have a phone #

for Medicare MSP?

Congrats on the efforts for your grandson!

Ms. Daryl

Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial

Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of

Transplantation

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington

MA 01805

Ph:

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From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of BEVERLY A LARSON

Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

2:32 PM

To: 'TxFinancialCoordinators '

Subject:

RE: Any magic for changing Medicare dates?

Try calling Medicare Secondary Payer and have all of the

relative dates in front of you. They usually can change things within 48

hours. You will have to fax the 2728 Form etc. bev

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Battin, Daryl J.

Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010

5:05 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Any magic for changing Medicare dates?

I have a patient

who had a kidney transplant in March with Tricare Prime – Medicare is

just today showing up in the system but with Medicare A starting 04/01/10 and

Medicare B starting 10/01/10. It is my understanding that with Tricare

(sponsor is retired), both Medicare A & B need to have started March 1,

2010. We have been on the phone a number of times over the past few

months with Social Security and just learned last week she had been approved

for Medicare but the local Social Security office did not have the information

on how the Medicare start dates would be listed.

We need to get the

Medicare dates changed asap – the local offices move VERY slowly.

And to top it off her donor is having a hernia repair which is a documented

donor related complication so the payor needs to be clear also for this donor

surgery next week.

If anyone has a

special contact with Social Security to help change the Medicare dates that

would be MOST helpful. Thank you!

Ms.

Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial

Coordinator/Social Worker

Department

of Transplantation

Lahey

Clinic, 41 Mall Road,

Burlington MA

01805

Ph:

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FAX:

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[Guest guest]

sadly the COBC cannot fix the effective date ... have you tried Santana at CMS? maybe he can get you to an insider?

RE: Any magic for changing Medicare dates?

Try calling Medicare Secondary Payer and have all of the relative dates in front of you. They usually can change things within 48 hours. You will have to fax the 2728 Form etc. bev

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Battin, Daryl J.Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:05 PMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: Any magic for changing Medicare dates?

I have a patient who had a kidney transplant in March with Tricare Prime – Medicare is just today showing up in the system but with Medicare A starting 04/01/10 and Medicare B starting 10/01/10. It is my understanding that with Tricare (sponsor is retired), both Medicare A & B need to have started March 1, 2010. We have been on the phone a number of times over the past few months with Social Security and just learned last week she had been approved for Medicare but the local Social Security office did not have the information on how the Medicare start dates would be listed.

We need to get the Medicare dates changed asap – the local offices move VERY slowly. And to top it off her donor is having a hernia repair which is a documented donor related complication so the payor needs to be clear also for this donor surgery next week.

If anyone has a special contact with Social Security to help change the Medicare dates that would be MOST helpful. Thank you!

Ms. Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of Transplantation

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington MA 01805

Ph:

Page:

FAX:

Q Please consider the environment before printing this email

See our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites, staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that we may correct our records.