Re: Retail
Carey
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Retail
Creator:
Carey
Date:
6/21/2012
Text:
Jeff,
I have not received other responses than four asking for my responses to be posted. Private insurances would fall under contracts that I mentioned. I received my information 6 years ago from Leah Bunch who at the time was a Medicare field agent. That is why I have made it policy over the years, but in todays environment it is no longer feasible. Hence my request for information.
Carey Jinright, LO, ATP, MSM
Cross & 3
On Jun 21, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Jeff Boonstra < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
> I don't think this is right Carey because many private insurance companies
> pay less than Medicare. Please let me know what you hear back on this, but
> no I don't think that is correct. You can charge what you want, you just
> have to be able to justify why you are doing it...cash pay obviously would
> deserve a discount.
> I am in that situation right now myself.
> Jeff Boonstra CP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of Carey
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:21 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Retail
>
> Guys,
> I would like to know of your strategies. It is my understanding that if you
> are a Medicare provider you cannot charge anyone less than you charge
> Medicare. Unless it is a contracted agreement with another entity. Am I
> understanding this correctly? So, if a patient brings cash in your door, you
> have to charge the Medicare allowable, right?
>
> Carey Jinright, LO, ATP, MSM
> Cross & 3
>
>
I have not received other responses than four asking for my responses to be posted. Private insurances would fall under contracts that I mentioned. I received my information 6 years ago from Leah Bunch who at the time was a Medicare field agent. That is why I have made it policy over the years, but in todays environment it is no longer feasible. Hence my request for information.
Carey Jinright, LO, ATP, MSM
Cross & 3
On Jun 21, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Jeff Boonstra < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
> I don't think this is right Carey because many private insurance companies
> pay less than Medicare. Please let me know what you hear back on this, but
> no I don't think that is correct. You can charge what you want, you just
> have to be able to justify why you are doing it...cash pay obviously would
> deserve a discount.
> I am in that situation right now myself.
> Jeff Boonstra CP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of Carey
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:21 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Retail
>
> Guys,
> I would like to know of your strategies. It is my understanding that if you
> are a Medicare provider you cannot charge anyone less than you charge
> Medicare. Unless it is a contracted agreement with another entity. Am I
> understanding this correctly? So, if a patient brings cash in your door, you
> have to charge the Medicare allowable, right?
>
> Carey Jinright, LO, ATP, MSM
> Cross & 3
>
>
Citation
Carey, “Re: Retail,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233772.
