If you disagree with a decision made by Medicare, you can appeal. But first, check to see if the culprit is something simple ...

Most doctors will bill Medicare directly for medical services. You typically won't have to file a reimbursement claim if you have Original Medicare (Parts A and B). Instead, your doctor will ask ...

If a person with Original Medicare disagrees with Medicare’s coverage decision, payment decision, or payment amount, they can complete and submit a Medicare appeal form. When a doctor, healthcare ...

WASHINGTON, June 18-- The office of Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter to Food and ...

This week, I went to see my primary care doctor, and his office manager informed me that they are no longer accepting Medicare. I recently enrolled in Medicare and will have to pay the complete bill ...

Appealing a Medicare claim can be time-consuming and slow. Before going that route, talk with the doctor, hospital and Medicare to see if you can spot the problem and get the claim resubmitted. If you ...

Usually, a person or their healthcare professional must file a claim within a year of the person receiving care, but certain situations may extend timely filing. If Medicare rejects the claim, a ...

Medicare makes the first step in the claims process easy: Providers usually submit the claims to Medicare, so you don’t have to do it yourself. But it can be complicated to keep track of the paperwork ...

In their letter, Slavitt and Califf said collecting UDIs in claims would help to identify safety concerns and assess product performance, aid in device surveillance, and support program integrity by ...

WASHINGTON — Health care costs are getting so high that prices are literally running off of the page. Medicare on a couple of occasions recently has had to deal with billing forms that don’t provide ...

WASHINGTON, June 15-- The office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a ...