Re: Medicaid..

[Guest guest]

Terri, thanks for informing me....since i have been offline for so long i

did not so that it was the hospital that has told the doctor to stop taking

medacaid.....i had no idea that a hospital could do this.....can they really

refuse care ????? by one of the e-mails that i read, it sounded like the

doctor, did not want to take medacaid any more because it did not pay

enough.....i guess it is always 2 different stories...what i should of done

before posting was call the hospital first to find out....which i think is

what i will do....this way i will feel better..and i will know what i am

talking about before i post.... it is just not fair...please me me

posted.....michelle...and thanks for setting me straight

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanne...

Then, how are people getting approved and having surgeries? If the Dr can

prove it is medically necessary, then medicaid will cover it..

In my thoughts and prayers,

Terri

>Also, hospitals can not allow Medicaid for elective procedures, which the

>MGB

>is. they must take it for emergencies. Joanne

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Not necessarily - hospitals have their own criteria for what they allow. In

this day and age of HMO's with a clerk somewhere reading and reporting to

doctors and hospitals it is amazing that anything gets done. I used to be the

office manager for an orthopaedic surgeon and if he was on call at the hospital

for the weekend and an HMO patient came in with an emergency unless the doctor

called for authorization himself (the hospital had staff who called for them

but the HMO's would not authorize the doctor unless he, or someone from his

office called) they would refuse payment!!! It was a mess so now I am

teaching!!! Went from the frying pan into the fire!!! Joanne

Theresa Somers wrote:

> Hi Joanne...

>

> Then, how are people getting approved and having surgeries? If the Dr can

> prove it is medically necessary, then medicaid will cover it..

>

> In my thoughts and prayers,

>

> Terri

>

> >Also, hospitals can not allow Medicaid for elective procedures, which the

> >MGB

> >is. they must take it for emergencies. Joanne

>

> " But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate

> you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. " - Luke

> 6:27-28

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