Medicare Supplements

[Guest guest]

I have been told by several people that there are only 2 times that a medicare

patient is eligible to obtain a medicare supplement. The first is when they

qualify for medicare and if the patient does not obtain one at that time or lets

if lapse for non-payment they will not have another chance until they turn 65.

Is this correct? The doctor does not seem to believe me. He called me out in

the middle of Selection today, again, about this.

Any and all help is gratefully appreciated.

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

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fax

wlfolsom@...

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Whitney,

That is true. I just got out of a meeting

with a patient where this is the case.

Barbara

Barbara Cochrane, RN, MSN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Transplant Services Department

Mercy Medical

Center—Des Moines

1111 – 6th Avenue

Des

Moines, IA 50314

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From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Whitney Folsom

Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 3:16

PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Medicare Supplements

I have been told by several people that there are only

2 times that a medicare patient is eligible to obtain a medicare supplement.

The first is when they qualify for medicare and if the patient does not obtain

one at that time or lets if lapse for non-payment they will not have another

chance until they turn 65.

Is this correct? The doctor does not seem to believe me. He called me out in

the middle of Selection today, again, about this.

Any and all help is gratefully appreciated.

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX

75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

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Thank you.

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