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You have Medicare as primary insurance and BCBS as secondary insurance Do you pay the copay on the secondary insurance?
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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.
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When you have a primary and secondary insurance will the co-pay from your primary insurance be paid by the secondary insurance?
I have insurance paid for by my employer (primary) and through my husband's employer (secondary). In my experience, I have never had to pay the copay required by my primary because it is covered by my secondary. When I first got married, 2 years ago, I still paid the copay, but the doctor's office would always send me a check for the copay a month later because the secondary paid it.
If a patient has medicare primary and medicaid secondary what payment is the patient responsible for?
WHEN MEDICARE IS PRIMARY, THE PATIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECONDARY COPAY.
Do you have a Medicaid copay if you have medicare primary?
No, Not at all....
If medicare is secondary will it pay the primary co pay?
AnswerIt depends on the allowed amounts. Even if it does pay something it will never pay the entire copay.
You need information on how copays effect primary and secondary insurance If you pay your copay on primary does that off set your copay on secondary and would secondary pay remaining portion of bill?
I don't quite understand your question. Check this link http://www.steveshorr.com/technical_questions.htm#Primary for links to explanations of dual coverage. Have you read the applicable provisions in your policies?
If you have a copay with your primary insurance but also have secondary insurance do you have to pay the copay before treatment?
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.
Does a person on medicare have to pay a copay in order to go to phyical theraphy?
Yes, most people on Medicare will need to pay a copay in order to go to physical therapy appointments. This is considered to be a specialist. If you have other health insurance outside of Medicare, this may cover the copay amount.
If the primary charges a 200 copay the secondary pays nothing do you owe the 200 copay on the primary if secondary states 0 owed by patient Where can you find this info?
This does not sound like an auto policy, is this medical? If so, you are responsible for the copay. I would contact your benefits administrator.
What is the difference between copay and coinsurance when you have primary and secondary insurance?
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
Will Alabama medicaid pay a primary insurance copay?
Medicaid will pay the copay only if the amount of the copay added to whatever the primary insurance paid is less than or equal to what Medicaid would allow for that charge to begin with. Like charge of $50 for a visit, and the copay is $10 and the primary insurance paid $3 and Medicaid allows $15 for that particular code. Then Medicaid would pay $12.00 of it. This is highly unlikely, though.
Why doesn't your secondary insurance cover your pharmacy copay?
Your secondary insurance may not cover a pharmacy copay because it is not viewed as necessary or has not been approved. This is usually associated with premium medications or those which have a preferred drug over the prescribed medication.
Does medicare part A have a copay when entering a hospital?
Yes. That's why one should have Medicaid (if eligible) or supplemental insurance.
