COVERAGE: Don't Stick Patients For Services Medicare May Pay For

Article Overview

This article discusses a compliance-oriented review of Medicare coverage boundaries for practices that charge extra fees for additional attention, access, or nonstandard service arrangements. It covers general Medicare policy concerns, warnings from federal agencies, and the difference between covered, noncovered, and gray-area services as they relate to concierge care. The piece is useful for physicians, practice managers, coders, and compliance staff who need a broad understanding of when extra charges may raise Medicare issues.