Doctors Threaten Medicare Backlash

[MedSuppPro]

Thanks Frank,

Honestly, I didn't know where your number came from... Maybe Boon county or your own experience. Sorry I touched a cord...

So I took a look at your source: Long Term Care Insurance White Papers -- by Ron Iverson

"Guarding Your Gold II" has a chapter devoted to the Medicare Issues, and points out that with the coming demographic problems, Medicare needs some serious immediate changes. Sadly, we won't be getting them soon enough."

Source: "Guarding Your Gold II" A Consumer's Guide
by Ron Iverson

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

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[Russ]

Medicare patients brace for doctor boycott - Mar. 1, 2010

 

[Russ]

Medicare payments to doctors avoided being cut...for now......A.M. Best Company - BestWire News Articles

 

[Russ]

Good grief!....A two page letter!....Thats almost going to far man! I mean she might be thinking your desperate if youre sending her 2 page letters trying to make the sale. Man oh man oh man I aint doing it. I aint that poor. Ive never sent out out no letters like that in 25 years. And lets not forget its a tricky deal when you leave written material with a customer and the Department of Insurance gets a hold of it. I mean you think people pick your words over on forums like this just wait until some dept of insurance investigator gets a hold of that letter and goes over it with a fine tooth comb. This is golden so remember it "AS A RULE ITS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO LEAVE THE CLIENT WITH ONLY PRE APPROVED LITERATURE PRINTED UP BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES". That rule is golden did I say that yet. I dont think you had a lawyer proof read that 2 page letter before you sent it out did you? When the insurance companies print up their marketing brochures they have their legal dept scrutinize it over and over before they release it. You have got to be careful. You will probably be alright this time but dont do that anymore. What Im reading into the situation is you lost the ladies confidence somewhere. You needed to pull out a calm cool laid back answer that sounded good right there and then and nip the problem in the bud. But you didnt and now your chasing it. Im not you and your not me but if it was me I would of went for all or nothing right there on the phone.

Hey Yoda....she called me back this morning. I just got back from writing her a med-supp and a PDP.....

signed....the 25 year rookie!
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Sending out 2 page letters like that is a rookie mistake....and shame on you if you didnt know that.

She bought from me today after calling back....

signed.....the 25 year rookie!

 

[G.Gordon]

Just got off the phone with a client. Her urologist cancelled her appointment and the girl let her know that effective "that day" they no longer serve medicare beneficiaries. He went on the news that night and said he's doing it on principle and urged everyone to call thier representatives.

 

[Russ]

Just got off the phone with a client. Her urologist cancelled her appointment and the girl let her know that effective "that day" they no longer serve medicare beneficiaries. He went on the news that night and said he's doing it on principle and urged everyone to call thier representatives.

Medicare needs to get straightened out or we may all be looking for work.

I was glad that the Medicare cuts to doctors didn't go into effect....yet. Surprising that this urologist stopped accepting Medicare.

 

[MedSuppPro]

Medicare cuts have been delayed by simply holding claims for two weeks. CMS told their claims processors to hold their claims to buy time for a legislative cure. Unless you know something else, this is all that has happened. The cuts still could happen.

Urologist have more patients, then time, to see them. It is sad, but, this could continue to be a "growing problem".

 

[GreenSky]

I'm hoping we get the cuts so that even the libs figure out the government control of healthcare will suck.

Rick

 

[Russ]

Medicare cuts have been delayed by simply holding claims for two weeks. CMS told their claims processors to hold their claims to buy time for a legislative cure. Unless you know something else, this is all that has happened. The cuts still could happen.

Urologist have more patients, then time, to see them. It is sad, but, this could continue to be a "growing problem".

From the link I gave above...."[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"U.S. Flood Program, COBRA and Medicare Doctor Payments Extended Another Month"
After the lone U.S. senator who had been delaying the bill backed down, legislation to extend a number of federal programs passed the Senate and was signed into law."......

It's okay for the rest of March.



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[billyg]

Just got off the phone with a client. Her urologist cancelled her appointment and the girl let her know that effective "that day" they no longer serve medicare beneficiaries. He went on the news that night and said he's doing it on principle and urged everyone to call thier representatives.

Most states have laws regarding patient abandonment. This sounds to me like her doctor has violated that law. He could be subject to significant monetary damages, not to mention losing his license to practice medicine. If that happened to my mother, I would be on the phone first with the doctor, and if that didn't work, on the phone next with an attorney.