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Originally Posted by Carol@TV
I do not recommend Premiere Medical Associates! I was charged two co-payments to see Dr. Luis Alvarado in Lady Lake (no exam - just a consultation and then a second one to go over lab work), and then he never followed through with sending in my prescriptions. I called three times to ask about my prescriptions and they never got back to me and now I can't get my co-payments refunded. I ended up having to see another doctor before my prescriptions expired. I've called Premiere Medical Associates asking about refunding the charges, but they insist they were for services rendered. The two 2 minute appointments (which gained me nothing) were an expensive learning experience! I should have had some warning when they required me to make a second appointment just to go over lab work (with all labs in the "normal" range). I've never had a doctor require me to make an appointment to go over normal results. They are in it for the money.
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A Doctor is entitled to charge you two times for 2 visits. Double billing is definitely a different story. A good Doctor will fill your prescription with a phone call.
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Believe your warning should have been that you need to make a Co-Pay on every visit.
Perhaps your plan is working against your medical needs.
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You most likely have a lower-cost plan such as a "Medicare Advantage Plan" which is for people who do not need a lot of medical services of course at a lowermonthly cost with Co-Pays. Remember that as we get older our medical needs do increase as do the
time and costs.
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Remember you get what you pay for.
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A Medicare Advantage Plan is for people who need virtually no services at monthly cost savings most with a Co-Pay increasing your monthly costs.
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A Medicare Supplement Plan depending on the plan covers virtually all you medical expenses and at a higher monthly cost with no out-of-pocket Co-Pays.
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We both have had a Medicare Supplement plan for about 14 years and never needed to make a Co-Pay to anyone. Nor do we need a pre-approval to see any Specialist.
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Found this article for you to read:
"There are so many different plans and insurance companies, but first you need to know that there are two plan types – Medicare Supplement also known as Medigap, and Medicare Advantage. Once you know which type of plan you prefer, then you can look further into the specific plans under that category type to narrow your choices down to one or two plan options that should work for you".