you have them pay twicw as more they come
There are pros and cons to hospitals assuming the bill of a patient who cannot pay, One one hand, the patient certainly should be given emergency care, and they almost always are. On the other hand, hospitals assuming the bill of a patient who cannot pay drives up the costs for those who can pay.
Yes, if the physician accepted the individual as a private-pay patient.
Yes, You can bill the patient. All the bills are the responsibility of the patient anyway. The patient can contact their insurer if they think it should have been covered.
NO, NO, NO, bad doctor!
If the provider is out of network or not contracted with the secondary insurance, they do no have to bill the secondary and the patient is responsible for the balance (if any) owing
When a patient receives medical services and does not pay the medical bill.
pay a higher deductible
Probably not, but if the hospital accepted you as a Medicaid patient you should not be liable for their delay.
no but you can sue them
In Illinois, if the provider did not accept the patient as a Medicaid patient, the provider may bill the patient.
In some states, you cannot bill the patient if you accepted her/him as a Medicaid patient.
You would have to look at the summary page of your policy. Whatever the insurance company says you have to pay.... or if the provider is not contracted, whatever they want to bill you.