If a provider accepts Medicare they have to accept a standardized supplement. They may not accept a Medicare Advantage or a Medicare Supplement Select plan.
75% of doctors accept Medicare, while 53% accept Medicaid.
Doctors make an oath when they start to be doctors that they will treat people without regard to payment (sort of ) Since you need to get paid something, you accept medicare.
There is no penalty; providers are not required to accept Medicare or Medicaid.
The current regulations require tat you have some sort of minimal health insurance, either through an employer, purchased on your own, or from the government (medicaid) if you qualify based on income and resources. If you already have health insurance from an employer or otherwise that is comparable to or better than medicare than you can keep it and do not need to apply for medicare.
No. This is false. - A Medicare participating provider can not decide to accept assignment on a claim-by-claim basis. The provider registers with Medicare as a provider that will accept assignment and must accept assignment on all patients.
Acceptance of Medicare has no effect on your eligibility for Social Security.
Up in New York they do but I'm looking around in Maryland to see if I can find a doctor who will accept Medicare
Yes, there are doctors in California that accept medicare supplement insurance. You can see a list of them at www.medicare.gov/mppf/home.asp
what Orthopaedists accept medicaid and medicare in Atlanta and College Park, GA
Contact Medicare or the clinic to see if they accept a Medicare payment. You may be required to pay the difference between the actual cost and the payment from Medicare.
Treatment programs for alcoholismdo accept medicare and medicaid. This is due to the fact that they want the patient to get better. The payment method is accepted by either.