Why would a doctor not want to take medicare patients?

Answer:
Doctors recieve signifigantly less reimbursement for medicare and medicade patients. It takes longer to get paid.
Medicare also periodically changes what they will pay for and requires much more paperwork.
THey also will choose not to pay for some claims if the I's are not dotted and the T's are not crossed jus the way that they like.

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CAUSE ALOT OF DOCTORS DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH INSURANCES ..IT IS PROBABLY MORE THAN MEDICARE YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED ALOT OF DOCTORS HAVE TO WAIT TO BE REIMBURSED FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES!

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Too much paperwork involved in processing claims with the govt.Govt is slow about re-imbursing the Dr. for his efforts.Govt doesn't always fully reimburse the Dr for the work he has done.

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Depending on what type of doctor. A family practice doctor doesn't except all types of insurances. Doctors in hospitals don't want to take the patients because of the way they act. It is very common that doctors in a hospital pass around the patients. Surgeons don't like to take patients because of their age, condition. Surgeons like to have high stats, every time a patient dies in the OR their stats go down so they don't want there stats to go down so they just don't except the patients.

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