In medical billing for Medicaid and Medicare, can someone explain what the difference?
Posted in Other - Business & Finance by admin | June 4th, 2009
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In medical billing for Medicaid and Medicare, can someone explain what the difference is when a patient is admitted as inpatient versus observation?
In medical billing for Medicaid and Medicare, can someone explain what the difference is when a patient is admitted as inpatient versus observation?
I know the status impacts how much a patient has to pay out of pocket. What I am interested in understanding is how much will a Medicare and Medicaid person be responsible for in both scenario’s?
Ie: Inpatient is ?x % where as an observation patient is only
?xy %.
Is there a source I can access that will answer benefits questions without having to be a member?
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June 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
In general, Medicaid is for people with low incomes. Medicare is for people over 65.
Medicaid is a state run program, what is need to qualify and how much you have to pay out of pocket varies by state.
To learn more you can start at the sources below