Re: Medicare Deductible $140-160

[Guest guest]

It is $140 for 2012.  Here is a link if you need to share with patients.  It talks about what Medicare does cover, the monthly cost, and how much the patient must pay out of pocket ($140 deductible and then 20% coinsurance).

 

http://www.medicareanswersnow.com/G1/Medicare_Part_B.html

 

$140-106/year

 

Subject: MedicareTo: " IMP " < >

Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:24 AM

 

Hello everyone,

Does anyone happen to know if Medicare   usually has an annual deductible?

Thanks

Ardiana

Orange Doc Family Medicine

Clermont Florida

-- Pratt

[Guest guest]

,How would you collect from patients at DOS if they also have a fixed copay amount ( maybe $20) from their secondary (not Medicare supplement) insurance?Thank you.HelenTo: From: kpratt.1022@...Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:31:25 -0800Subject: Re: Medicare Deductible $140-160

It is $140 for 2012. Here is a link if you need to share with patients. It talks about what Medicare does cover, the monthly cost, and how much the patient must pay out of pocket ($140 deductible and then 20% coinsurance).

http://www.medicareanswersnow.com/G1/Medicare_Part_B.html

$140-106/year

Subject: MedicareTo: "IMP" < >

Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:24 AM

Hello everyone,

Does anyone happen to know if Medicare usually has an annual deductible?

Thanks

Ardiana

Orange Doc Family Medicine

Clermont Florida

-- Pratt

[Guest guest]

I have just the opposite problem! I wasn't collecting the co-pay from the secondary then found out it was due! Patients weren't happy about that after a few visits! (ignorance is not bliss!) To:

Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Medicare Deductible $140-160

Helen,

I always bill it first because unless the patient really, truly knows what their secondary covers (I have found that few do), you end up collecting twice from the patient (which confuses them - "but I paid you when I saw you" or refunding because the 2a picks up the payment. I have found that most of our patients that show a copay on the secondary actually aren't required to pay it.

Once I have billed it once for the current year, then I put a note on their demographics ("collect $20 copay for 2a at time of service") for future visits that year.

If you want to collect on DOS, then I would have the patient fill out a credit card authorization and then charge them once you have received the EOB's back from insurance.

I was going to direct you to my link for our cc auth, but find that it's broken...

,How would you collect from patients at DOS if they also have a fixed copay amount ( maybe $20) from their secondary (not Medicare supplement) insurance?Thank you.Helen

To: From: kpratt.1022@...Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:31:25 -0800

Subject: Re: Medicare Deductible $140-160

It is $140 for 2012. Here is a link if you need to share with patients. It talks about what Medicare does cover, the monthly cost, and how much the patient must pay out of pocket ($140 deductible and then 20% coinsurance).

http://www.medicareanswersnow.com/G1/Medicare_Part_B.html

$140-106/year

Subject: MedicareTo: "IMP" < >

Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:24 AM

Hello everyone,

Does anyone happen to know if Medicare usually has an annual deductible?

Thanks

Ardiana

Orange Doc Family Medicine

Clermont Florida

-- Pratt

-- Pratt