You Be the Coder:
Remember: Medicare Advantage Isn't Supplemental Policy
Published on Thu Nov 21, 2019
Question: We have a patient with a Medicare Advantage secondary/supplemental policy. We are unable to locate his Part B information — can we just bill the MA payer? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Yes, you should bill the Medicare Advantage (MA) insurer and not worry about Part B at all. That’s because an MA plan is an alternative to Medicare’s traditional [...]