April 1996
DID YOU KNOW...
...MEDICARE MAY COVER AIR AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION?
On occasion some of our clients have had the need
for air ambulance transport.
Medicare guidelines require that a patient's
condition be such that one's life would be endangered if transported by conventional
means. If grond transportation would take 30 to 60 minutes to reach a facility, air
transport would be considered.
Normally Medicare requires that a patient be
transported to the closest facility able to provide the necessary level of care. Medicare
may also cover hospital to hospital transfer by air ambulance if the first facility is
unable to meet the level of care necessary to treat the patient.
Q
& A
Question
What can I do to help save Medicare?
Answer
Millions of dollars are paid each year by Medicare
to providers or suppliers who have submitted false claims. The most important way to help
Medicare is to monitor the statements Medicare sends you.
Medicare sends an explanation of benefits to you for
any service you receive from a provider or supplier explaining the total charged amount,
the total approved amount, the amount paid and the patient responsibility. If you receive
a statement from Medicare for any doctor you are not familiar with or for any services not
rendered, please contact us and we can review the matter with you. If necessary, we will
contact Medicare to have them investigate your concern.
A New Format
Starting with this publication, our newsletter will
be published quarterly. If you have questions or topics you would like us to research,
please send it to us. We will make every effort to obtain the information and publish it
in a future newsletter. We have also deleted the Birthday Wishes portion of the
publication to provide more information.
Important Papers?
Please go through your papers and send us all of
your medical paperwork. This includes any correspondence or statements you receive from
Medicare, insurance companies, doctor's offices or pharmacies. We will then be able to
follow through on all medical services you receive.
Leaving for the Summer?
If you are leaving for the North this summer, please
let us know when you will be leaving by giving us the address and phone number where you
can be reached.
Have a safe trip and a pleasant summer
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