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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
There is a difference between rehab and nursing home. Both the physician and the facility are paid differently.
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When my mother was released from the hospital, which happaned at least 6 times before she died, they would always send her to a nursing home for rehab, where she would stay for a few weeks and then go back to the hospital. The rehab stays were always paid by Medicare. The doctor who followed her around, showed up every day and she had multiple patients in each nursing home. The Medicare statement said that the doctor was paid $80 for every visit. This doctor did not work for the hospital or for any nursing home. She had a private practice. One problem with Medicare is that my mother never hired this doctor to do anything, and Medicare never verified that the doctor had ever been hired. Another problem is that when you are in the hospital, you never know who works for the hospital and who doesn't and who is going to bill you when you leave. Because my mother had Medicare Part B and a supplement, she never received a bill. The Medicare statement didn't arrive until after she had died. I checked the statement and determined that the doctor had billed for a visit every day for 4 consecutive months. I am not making this up.