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dfranklin:
You get 3 votes so you can provide your top 3 choices.  Would like to know learn from all of your experiences and findings on what primary specialty would be best for a new biller to focus on for their marketing efforts. 

Thanks for your help!

PMRNC:
In the same MLN Bulliten:

MISINFORMATION #4: You can opt out of Medicare.

Correction: Opting out of Medicare is not an option for Doctors of Chiropractic.
Note that opting out and being non-participating are not the same things.
Chiropractors may decide to be participating or non-participating with regard to
Medicare, but they may not opt out.
For further discussions of the Medicare “opt out” provision, see the Medicare
Benefits Policy Manual (Chapter 15, Section 40; Definition of
Physician/Practitioner) at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/bp102c15.pdf

Pay_My_Claims:

--- Quote from: PMRNC on June 20, 2009, 10:23:45 AM ---In the same MLN Bulliten:

MISINFORMATION #4: You can opt out of Medicare.

Correction: Opting out of Medicare is not an option for Doctors of Chiropractic.
Note that opting out and being non-participating are not the same things.
Chiropractors may decide to be participating or non-participating with regard to
Medicare, but they may not opt out.
For further discussions of the Medicare “opt out” provision, see the Medicare
Benefits Policy Manual (Chapter 15, Section 40; Definition of
Physician/Practitioner) at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/bp102c15.pdf



--- End quote ---

*** I stand corrected Linda***  Medicare does not consider them a Physician. I looked more at the "billing medicare" portion of the question and not the "opting out".  Thanks!!

Michele:
I get that they can't opt out, but can they chose not to enroll in Medicare at all, Par or Non Par, and tell patients that they are not Medicare Providers.  Then if a Medicare eligible patient chooses to come as a cash patient they can??

Just wondering. 

Michele

PMRNC:
No, I don't believe they can take cash from Medicare patients, participating or non participating they still have to file a claim by law.

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