Medicare Part B generally covers medically necessary outpatient testing for beneficiaries. CMS has recently advised that if testing is ordered by the patient’s physician and the test is performed on or after February 4, 2020, it will be a covered service under Medicare Part B. Read more here.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is issuing fact sheets and alerts that address corona virus-related concerns raised by Medicare beneficiaries as well as health care providers. Some of them are: guidance to home health care providers — anyone who hires a home care provider might want to study this and share it with their employee — expanded tele-health services to enable people to contact professionals for advice by phone; and specific guidance for specific health care settings such as nursing homes or dialysis centers.
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) is an excellent source for updates about Medicare and for advocacy on legal problems with Medicare coverage that are encountered by enrollees. Another great source of help can be found at your local SHIP office — the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
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