co-insurance, yes. But what CO-PAY should be being collected from Traditional Medicare? Not MA plans, but TRADITIONAL Medicare?
Doctor in PA.
As an aside, my mother is on Medicare and her doctor is in NJ, she has Tradional Medicare, and has never been charged any co-pay.
Now this is off the AARP website, and says nothing about Part B co-pays...
Copays: In traditional Medicare (Parts A and B), you pay 20 percent of the Medicare-approved amounts for most Part B services. In Part A, after meeting the deductible you pay nothing more for up to 60 days in the hospital in any one benefit period, but additional days may require daily copays. In Part D and Medicare Advantage plans, you pay the copays required by your plan.
http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-04-2011/medicare-cost.html
Additionally, medicare.gov says nothing about any co-pay for Part B services on Traditional Medicare.
Part B annual deductible: You pay $147 per year for your Part B deductible in 2013.
Clinical laboratory services: You pay $0 for Medicare-approved services.
Home health services:
$0 for home health care services.
20% of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment.
Medical and other services: You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for most doctor services (including most doctor services while you're a hospital inpatient), outpatient therapy, and durable medical equipment.
Again, no mention about any CO-PAY. Co-insurance, yes. Not co-pay.