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    Wiki Patients adamant about not paying toward deductible

    Hi all, Since the new year has started and deductibles have reset, we've had a few patients swear up and down that they do not have to pay toward their deductible. I've personally never heard of this, and I've always had to pay towards my deductible. Can anyone shed some light on this? We are...
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    Wiki Collecting Medicare Deductible

    I had a recent experience where a surgery center insisted I pay my Medicare deductible to them when I presented for my surgery. I explained I had met part of the Medicare deductible for 2019 already from other medical bills. The reply was "we collect the Medicare deductible from all of our...
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    Wiki Charging Medicare deductibles/coinsurances up front

    Is it ok to charge Medicare patients for deductibles and/or coinsurances upfront?
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    Wiki Medicaid not covering full $166 medicare deductible.-Is anyone else

    Is anyone else having issues billing medicaid for the full $166 deductible? New York medicaid is telling me they wont pay for deductible amounts over $150. I'm telling them Medicare's new deductible is $166, they don't know what I'm talking about and insisted the charges are invalid. It's like...
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    Wiki Medicaid not covering full $166 medicare deductible.

    Is anyone else having issues billing medicaid for the full $166 deductible? New York medicaid is telling me they wont pay for deductible amounts over $150. I'm telling them Medicare's new deductible is $166, they don't know what I'm talking about and insisted the charges are invalid. It's...
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