tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 4

Reimbursement Alternatives: You Could Be Missing Out On Section 1011 Funds

Don’t overlook this chance to get some payment for otherwise uncollectable accounts. Depending on your location, you may have to deal with a significant patient mix of undocumented aliens without insurance or means to pay their bills. These balances can be very hard to collect, but there may be at least some help available. Here’s the deal: Back in December 8, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-173) (MMA), which included Section 1011, Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens. The law...

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