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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:33 am
If a family with Medicaid goes to the ER and are provided with services by a provider (I.e. doctor, hyperbaric chamber, therapist, etc.) Who does not accept Medicaid can they legally be charged?

Where in NYS does it say yes or no?
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lone




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:39 am
No they can not be charged
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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:39 am
lone wrote:
No they can not be charged


Do you know where in the law it states that? Because I was told yesterday that they can be.
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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:41 am
lone wrote:
No they can not be charged


Do you know where in the law it states that? Because I was told yesterday that they can be.
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Cmon be nice




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:43 am
I believe that somewhere in all the fine print it says that doctors may bill separately, as they may not take medicaid but still treat you but I can't tell u where it says that. I've had that experience. I'm sorry that you need to deal with this
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lone




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:45 am
I had personal experience where certain things were aperrntly not covered by insurance but I wasn’t charged bc I was on Medicaid ..
Call Medicaid ask them.
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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:45 am
Cmon be nice wrote:
I believe that somewhere in all the fine print it says that doctors may bill separately, as they may not take medicaid but still treat you but I can't tell u where it says that. I've had that experience. I'm sorry that you need to deal with this


So that means legally they can?
I'm asking for client who has a judgment of $22,000 after receiving lifesaving treatment and all attorneys I contacted were not helpful.
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amother
Ivory


 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:47 am
http://chirblog.org/new-york-l.....ling/
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:51 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
So that means legally they can?
I'm asking for client who has a judgment of $22,000 after receiving lifesaving treatment and all attorneys I contacted were not helpful.

They can not be legally charged. Btdt! You have to fight. Sometimes months. I at one point let it go to collections. At that point I called collections, gave them my info and the matter was over. Other times I had to threaten to call forgot the name of the dept and only then was it solved. But it can take a long long time
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groovy1224




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:55 am
Was this an in-network hospital?

I'm not sure where the law stands on this currently, but I know this has been an issue for many consumers, and people are having more success fighting these surprise charges.
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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:57 am
I believe that if it’s an emergency then you should not be billed. A few years ago our son had an accident on his hand and a top plastic surgeon was called by hatzolah to Maimonides hospital. We were not billed for any service for the full care (about 3 months). Medicaid was billed.

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amother
Blue


 

Post Wed, Aug 07 2019, 9:57 am
Medicaid does not cover all tests or lab imaging done in the ER. But I think that legally, they cannot charge you.
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