So many things wrong with what that agent said. But one thing for sure is that excess charges will never be a surprise to the customer. As the facility has to disclose that they do not accept Medicare Assignment, and that the customer will be responsible for any excess charges.
And in the scenario that the agent posted, a $31,000 excess is nothing more than fear mongering, I wont even get into the math to explain how ridiculous that is.
As for whether or not chemo can have excess charges... I am not familiar with that. But I guess its possible they cant, because my understanding is that chemo is usually done at a hospital. And any medical facility (like most hospitals) that accept any government funds are 100% not allowed to charge excess fees.
And in the scenario that the agent posted, a $31,000 excess is nothing more than fear mongering, I wont even get into the math to explain how ridiculous that is.
As for whether or not chemo can have excess charges... I am not familiar with that. But I guess its possible they cant, because my understanding is that chemo is usually done at a hospital. And any medical facility (like most hospitals) that accept any government funds are 100% not allowed to charge excess fees.