Government Wants Seniors with Medigap Policies to Pay More Out-of-Pocket, but Health Insurance Association Gives ‘Thumbs Down’ to the Idea

Feb 15, 2013 | Coding, Billing, and Collections, Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology

Raising the out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries with Medigap  policies not likely to be favorable for medical laboratories If federal officials have their way, Medicare beneficiaries with comprehensive Medigap polices are likely to pay a greater share of the cost of their medical care. The goal is to reduce use of unnecessary medical services and save Medicare money. For clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups, this may not be a welcome development. That’s because any...
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