Cost of Not Having a Med Supp

[G.Gordon]

Sorry, but you are incorrect. For this $110k hospital stay ($57k approved) the patient on Medicare would have owed $1,100.

Sorry, but you are incorrect. That $1100 ded is just for the hospital related charges. That does not cover test prior to admission, doctor's fees for in hospital visits, surgeon's fees, etc. The majority of medicare expenses are filed under part B.

 

[sman]

Maybe I misread his post, but it appeared to me he said the hospital charge was $110k. If so, my bad. The physician's charges would have been separate from that bill.

Sorry, but you are incorrect. That $1100 ded is just for the hospital related charges. That does not cover test, doctor's fees, surgeon's fees, etc. The majority of medicare expenses are filed under part B.

 

[Longtimeagent]

Sorry, but you are incorrect. For this $110k hospital stay ($57k approved) the patient on Medicare would have owed $1,100.

If I was wrong, it would have been $1,068 (2009 Pt A deductible).

But I am not wrong, as G Gordon pointed out. There are lots of different charges that can apply when in the hospital. As I like to point out to my clients, Part A is pretty much just their room and board. Not much else goes under part A, everything else is under part B. That's where the expensive charges come, under the 20%...

 

[sman]

Not disagreeing there. I thought you were speaking just of the hospital charge. As we all know, there are many bills that come in after a hospital stay that are for services rendered by those that aren't employed by the hospital.

 

[Insuranceman]

My brother in law caught a bat with his bare hands and got bitten. $ 7,500 for rabies shots.

 

[coachd]

I thought the RAdrugs were under the Part D.
Are all injectables under Part B?

Is there a website onle to see medicare approved charges for surgeries in an area or doctor charges? I know they have it for DME.

 

[sman]

Some RA drugs are administered via IV infusion. This would fall under Part B.

I thought the RAdrugs were under the Part D.
Are all injectables under Part B?

Is there a website onle to see medicare approved charges for surgeries in an area or doctor charges? I know they have it for DME.

 

[Wtprice]

My brother in law caught a bat with his bare hands and got bitten. $ 7,500 for rabies shots.

Some people have very strange hobbies.

 

[Yoda]

My brother in law caught a bat with his bare hands and got bitten. $ 7,500 for rabies shots.

My cat catches about 3 bats a year out on the deck.........They scream like a woman when he puts them down.

 

[HarryRenard]

My cat catches about 3 bats a year out on the deck.........They scream like a woman when he puts them down.

So Yoda is a cat guy, very interesting. Please tell us more.