Re: Who Pays for MED A items?
I no longer take wound vacs as I can not afford the hit they cause financially. If that resident had been in my facility, I would have let the ordering doctor know he needed to order something else or let the family know the resident needed to change facilities.
As for going out to appointments to see specialists while on Med A, the facility is responsible for those bills. Just make sure you check your CPT coding when you get the bill and "only" pay fee screen as that is what you get reimbursed.
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