CMA report discusses true truth about Medicare cost-sharing

>Guidance released recently by the Centers for Medicare & MedicaidServices (CMS) sheds new light on an issue that has created hardshipsfor beneficiaries and challenges for advocates trying to help them. Theguidance addresses two issues:  balance billing of Qualified MedicareBeneficiaries (QMBs) and payment of Medicare cost-sharing for duallyeligible beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Fordetails on the guidance see the CMS Memo “Medicaid Cost Sharing forMedicaid Beneficiaries” at <http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/MedSavProg_08_04.24.ARACostShare.pdf>,as well as the supporting information in “Balance Billing of QualifiedMedicare Beneficiaries (QMB) Q & A” and “Capitation for MedicareCost Sharing in Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans Q & A” at <http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/MedSavProg_08_04.24.ARABalanceBilling.pdf> and http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/MedSavProg_08_04.24.ARACapitation.pdf.

Source/more:  Center for Medicare Advocacy