QMB Program - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
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I'm getting a little confused regarding the QMB program and when/if you can
balance bill a Medicare patient for their deductible, co insurance etc.
Are all patients who have both Medicare and Medicaid considered a QMB?
If not .. how can I determine if a patient is a QMB?
As a non participating provider with our state Medicaid plan is it ever "OK"
to balance bill a patient who has Medicare as primary?
Cheryl Sarnowski, Administrator
c/o Marc Irwin Sharfman, MD PA
2137 West State Road 434
Longwood, FL 32779-4983
Phone: 407-644-3737 x 114
FAX: 407-644-3009
Email: Cheryl@headache-institute.com
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getting a little confused regarding the QMB program and when/if you can =
balance bill a Medicare patient for their deductible, co insurance =
etc.
Are all patients who have both Medicare and Medicaid =
considered a QMB?
If not .. =
how can I determine if a patient is a QMB?
As a non =
participating provider with our state Medicaid plan is it ever =
“OK” to balance bill a patient who has Medicare as =
primary?
Cheryl Sarnowski, =
Administrator
c/o Marc Irwin =
Sharfman, MD PA
2137 West State =
Road 434
Longwood, FL =
32779-4983
Phone: =
407-644-3737 x 114
FAX: =
407-644-3009
Email: =
Cheryl@headache-institute.com
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No all patients that have Medicare and Medicaid are not QMB. Some have SLMB
which does not pay physicians. When I called our State Medicaid to check
eligibility on a pt they could not even tell me if they had QMB or not.
Some states you can check eligibility online and see it. Sometimes we just
have to wait for the first claim and see how it processes. Maybe others
have a better way to tell??? I know my ex husband was 40.00 above the
income threshold for QMB and he has to pay his Medicare deductible and
co-insurance.
DIANA FRANKLIN, CMRS, CPC
Member American Medical Billing Association
Member American Academy of Professional Coders
(931) 879-9854
dianaf@twlakes.net
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Subject: [partb-l] QMB Program - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
I'm getting a little confused regarding the QMB program and when/if you can
balance bill a Medicare patient for their deductible, co insurance etc.
Are all patients who have both Medicare and Medicaid considered a QMB?
If not .. how can I determine if a patient is a QMB?
As a non participating provider with our state Medicaid plan is it ever "OK"
to balance bill a patient who has Medicare as primary?
Cheryl Sarnowski, Administrator
c/o Marc Irwin Sharfman, MD PA
2137 West State Road 434
Longwood, FL 32779-4983
Phone: 407-644-3737 x 114
FAX: 407-644-3009
Email: Cheryl@headache-institute.com
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No all patients that have Medicare and Medicaid =
are not QMB. Some have SLMB which does not pay physicians. =
When I called our State Medicaid to check eligibility on a pt they could =
not even tell me if they had QMB or not. Some states you can check =
eligibility online and see it. Sometimes we just have to wait for =
the first claim and see how it processes. Maybe others have a =
better way to tell??? I know my ex husband was 40.00 above the =
income threshold for QMB and he has to pay his Medicare deductible and =
co-insurance.
DIANA =FRANKLIN, CMRS, CPC
Member American Medical Billing =
Association
Member American Academy of =
Professional Coders
(931) =
879-9854
dianaf@twlakes.net
Confidentiality Notice: Confidential Health =
Information Enclosed
Protected =
Health Information (PHI) is personal and sensitive information related =
to a person’s health care. It is being faxed to you after =
appropriate authorization from the patient or under circumstances that =
do not require patient authorization. You, the recipient, are obligated =
to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Re-disclosure =
without additional patient consent or as permitted by law is prohibited. =
Unauthorized re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality could =
subject you to penalties described in federal and state law. =
IMPORTANT =
WARNING: This =
message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is =
addressed and may contain information that is privileged and =
confidential, the disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. =
If you =
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deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any =
disclosure, copying or distribution of this information is Strictly =
Prohibited. If you have received this message by error, please =
notify the sender immediately to arrange for return or destruction of =
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=From: Cheryl Sarnowski =
[mailto:cheryl@headache-institute.com]
Sent: Tuesday, =
September 13, 2016 12:29 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list =
PARTB-L <partb-l@list.partbnews.com>
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QMB Program - Qualified Medicare =
Beneficiary
I’m =
getting a little confused regarding the QMB program and when/if you can =
balance bill a Medicare patient for their deductible, co insurance =
etc.
Are all patients who have both Medicare and Medicaid =
considered a QMB?
If not .. =
how can I determine if a patient is a QMB?
As a non =
participating provider with our state Medicaid plan is it ever =
“OK” to balance bill a patient who has Medicare as =
primary?
Cheryl Sarnowski, =
Administrator
c/o Marc Irwin =
Sharfman, MD PA
2137 West State =
Road 434
Longwood, FL =
32779-4983
Phone: 407-644-3737 =
x 114
FAX: =
407-644-3009
Email: Cheryl@headache-institute.c=
om
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If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by =
reply email or call 407-644-3737 x 114. Thank =
you.
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