Robert: But nobody 'gets' Medicare just because a
clinic or hospital treats them as a Medicare or
Medicaid patient. Hospitals cannot bill Medicare
unless the person being treated is covered under
Medicare, i.e., has a Medicare account.
This was info from a phone call, not a post, and I
may have the Medicare part wrong, but I have been
assured that many illegals get Social Security
numbers (illegally). They also receive federal
payments for their hospital costs. There is some
sort of bureaucratic finesse going on between the
social welfare agencies and the hospitals, and I
have been told that payment to the hospitals takes
a long time but eventually comes through.
I'll get a more detailed written account before I
say more.
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