Health Care Benefits Package
Has anyone heard of it? It's the package that will be fully implemented in 2014 (a list of what Medicare will and will not pay for beneficiaries). I can tell you one item that has not been included in this package --- nonemergency ambulance transport! So, this mean these transports will not be covered/paid by Medicare when HealthCare Reform is fully implemented. What this means for Medicare beneficiaries---if you have a medically necessary reason for a nonemergency ambulance transport (for example if you are bed confined and in a nursing home and need transport for treatment), you're on your own! How will you get there; who knows? There is no impact on Medicaid beneficiaries (their transports will still be covered). We've already contacted our Congressman regarding this and several other items regarding Health Care Reform.
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