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∙ 2004-12-02 08:38:36You're going to have to look at your policy or brochure to see what the provisions are. For more details see www.steveshorr.com/supplemental.htm
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∙ 2004-12-02 08:38:36Is the patient responsible for deductible and coinsurance if primary insurance paid more than secondary would have allowed.
Yes
Some will. Check with the secondary insurer.
Yes. For more info. see www.SteveShorr.com/supplemental.htm
The answer to this question depends on what kind of secondary insurance you have - is it a group health plan? Is it a supplement? If Medicare is primary, there are still deductibles, copays, coinsurance that would need to be satisfied by your secondary insurance. Based on your question, I'm assuming that you have a group health plan with a copayment as your secondary insurance. If so, then yes, you would pay your copayment but it would not exceed the part B deductible.
Every covered life, whether utilizing Medicare as primary or secondary insurance is subject to the same, annual Medicare deductible.
Depends on the doctors office billing procedures. For more details visit www.SteveShorr.com yes, your secondary insurance should cover this amount if you have reached your deductible with them. Normally, if the primary insurance applies a deductible or co-insurance/co-pay and you have not met your deductible on your secondary policy, depending on your policy they may apply the remaining balance to your deductible. Normally after the deductible is met on the secondary ins. they pay 100% of your remaining balance.
It's secondary or tertiary insurance that is held to cover any medical expenses the primary insurance policy does not cover or does not cover completely.
A copay is a "set" dollar amount you pay at the time of treatment. For instance, a $35 doctor copay. If you have level one doctor visits, you pay nothing more than the $35 doctor copay. Co-insurance is the percentage you share with the insurance company after your deductible has been met. When you have two policies - your primary insurance will pay first (subject to deductible and co-insurance), and then your second policy starts with the balance left from the primary policy (subject to deductible and co-insurance again). For instance a primary policy with a 5,000 deductible and 80/20 co-insurance of $5000. Your bill for surgery is 6000. You pay 5,000 + 20% of $5000 (1000) = $6000.00 Your balance of your surgery bill is 0
Depending on your coverage, your primary insurance will cover 80% of your charges, minus your deductible (if not already met). Your secondary insurance will pick up the remaining 20% co-insurance and your co-pay, if you have one.
Primary has to process and pay claims first then secondary will process and pay leftover expenses according to their policy provisions. The secondary sometimes excludes payment towards a primary policy deductible.
No. If you have a deductible with your primary carrier, you will have to pay the deductible first before Medicare will pay anything.