tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 30

Rehab: 'Concierge Care' Causes Concern

Feds pay heavy scrutiny to claims for concierge services. More and more physicians have begun charging patients a monthly or annual fee for extra attention, and rehab providers are beginning to notice. But rehab providers should tread lightly if they think this is a good idea, because the feds are watching. The feds have warned against so-called "concierge care" twice in recent years. In 2002, then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson wrote a letter to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) explaining that physicians aren't allowed to bill Medicare patients for any services that Medicare might cover, notes John...

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