6 Responses to “Can A Surgeon Who Is Chief Of Staff At A Hospital Refuse Medicare Patients Legally?”

1. ?infinit Says:
   July 19th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

   If the doctor’s private practice is separate from the hospital where he has staff privileges, he can pick and chose his patients.
   It is getting more and more difficult to find a physician who accepts Medicare. Congress should do something about this.

2. chilover Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 4:31 am

   Each MD is only allowed to have a maximum of so many medicaid and medicare patients and then they can’t accept anymore..even if they want to and most don’t want to.. Medicare pays about 50% of what MD’s actually charge and it takes several months for the govt to pay.. MD’s don’t want to deal with that..
   Bush is making further cuts in Medicare payments. He’s cutting all MD payments by medicare another 10% so a LOT more MD’s will refuse to take it..

3. Barry auh2o Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 10:08 am

   If it is an emergency, they are required to treat you in order to stabilize the patient. Is your case an emergency???
   Call the hospital and ask to speak to a social worker. They will try to help you.

4. american Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 11:47 am

   of course
   Any doctor or hospital can rufuse you. Unless it is a life emergency, then they only ave to get you stable and send you on you way.

5. Valerie Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 5:50 pm

   Are you trying to make an appointment with his private practice? If so, you can refuse to accept medicare patients.

6. MAR Says:
   July 20th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

   depends if its private or public

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