Yes, if Medicare is primary, Medicare guidelines are in effect. This statement is referring to patients that are Medicaid only.
Absolutely, as long as you’re a LifeNet subscriber we are allowed into other service areas and meeting medical necessity, either bed confinement, and/or monitoring, IV’s, oxygen, etc.
Yes, there are no limits on the amount of transports whether emergency or non-emergency.
Your bill will be discounted 40%.
Medicare’s view is that we have heart surgeons available at our local hospitals.
If deemed medically necessary Medicare only pays 80% of approved charges often leaving a balance of $70 +. If private insurance pays, it is often 60% to 80% of approved charges, resulting in balances after insurance to exceed hundreds of dollars.
Nursing home transportation is not available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. LifeNet does provide medical transportation 24/7.
A certification of medical necessity is required for all non-emergency transports. The physician certifies that the patient meets the necessary requirements to need a stretcher ambulance for transport.
In most cases an ambulance is requested in an emergent situation by the patient, a family member or a bystander. However, the hospitals requests ambulance service to transport a [...]
Transportation to physician’s offices is not a covered benefit for Medicare and private insurance patients, even though it may be medically necessary
