Medicare Physical Brochure --> RE: open query - getting paid for physicals in the medicare population

January 8, 2008

Yeah, I was going to mention that, too, Jim.

If you just did the Welcome to Medicare Physical on a random patient -- they

would probably ask -- " Thanks. When are you going to examine me and do the

physical? "

It's a lot of screening, etc.

I'll send the original Medicare handout in a f/u e-mail.

Attached are the patient handouts.

Locke, MD

Re: open query - getting paid for physicals

in the medicare population

Someone on the list stated that Medicare doesn't pay for a physical. They

Do, provided you offer this within the first 6 months of patients'

effective coverage. Beyond that it is not reimbursed. I guess a waiver may

have it's place but one may want to bill this to Medicare nevertheless, as

proof of non-coverage to a particular patient.

adam schwarz wrote:

I have been thinking of having those medicare folks sign a simple

waiver to either pay and receive a physical or sign and waive responsibility

(not pay) for missing a physical if they do not want to pay for a physical.

Am I crazy? I do easily 500 such physicals a year, and if I received 100

dollars that would make a significant difference in the bees wax.

Adam Schwarz MD

IMP since 4/7/2007

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