Re: Digest Number 1837 Re: Re: Medicare

[Guest guest]

I had my surgery on 7/15/00, and I was exclusively on Medicare, no problem

whatsoever. I am also on Alabama Medicaid that wouldn't cover out of sate

for the remaining 20%, and I didn't have to spit out one dime yet for the

remaining 20% that I am definitely going to have to pay out of pocket.

Does any one out there know for fact that Medicare has recently been denied

for insurance coverage by Dr. R or by Durham Hospital. If so, when did this

take effect, and what is the reason behind it.

I'm just curious and thankful that I was allowed to have this surgery, and

the timing seems quite uncanny, if this is true.

Donna Cline

MGB 7/15/00

267/242

[Guest guest]

Donna,

I wrote to Debbie i n Dr R's office last week and she told me

then that they were not accepting Medicare patients at this time. You

are pretty lucky!

Joannie

Irving, Tx

dcwillinham@... wrote:

> I had my surgery on 7/15/00, and I was exclusively on Medicare, no

> problem

> whatsoever. I am also on Alabama Medicaid that wouldn't cover out of

> sate

> for the remaining 20%, and I didn't have to spit out one dime yet for

> the

> remaining 20% that I am definitely going to have to pay out of pocket.

>

> Does any one out there know for fact that Medicare has recently been

> denied

> for insurance coverage by Dr. R or by Durham Hospital. If so, when

> did this

> take effect, and what is the reason behind it.

> I'm just curious and thankful that I was allowed to have this surgery,

> and

> the timing seems quite uncanny, if this is true.

> Donna Cline

> MGB 7/15/00

> 267/242

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