special ed
2nd Lieutenant
- 5,717
- May 13, 2018
My Medicare experience is less than great. In March 2016 I had both knees replaced. I had to pay the Medicare portion because they refused. I figured, I'm retired , I have time to fight this. At first they claimed they had paid. I proved they were saying the pre-op visit was the whole thing, $97. Then they claimed the hospital didn't file within the one year deadline. The hospital records show they filed May of 2016 electronically and received confirmation from Medicare. After appeals, which were ignored, I paid so the hospital would not send the bill to a collection agency. Basically, if Medicare doesn't want to pay they won't. If the country ever goes to single payer govt coverage, we are finished.