Where did all these Medicare Advantage plans come from? They’re great for seniors to be able to afford more dental care but they’re taking a lot of offices by surprise. I asked my friend Dilaine to break it down for you (and for me!) We throw around a lot of words like opt-in, enrolled and prescribing physician. They each have significant meaning and we will need to not only know them but to adequately explain it to our patients. I expect you’ll take plenty of notes - I know I did!

Full show notes on the podcast home page! https://nobodytoldmethat.libsyn.com/

Quotes: 

• “Any provider who opted out of traditional Medicare is not eligible to receive benefits from a Medicare Advantage plan.”
• “It seems like everyone and their brother has a Medicare Advantage Plan.” 
• “There is a lot of stuff with Medicare that does apply to the dentists that flies under the radar.” 
• “We can dive into a deep black hole and stay there (to investigate Medicare Advantage), but office managers may not be able to do that.” 
• Regarding customer service reps: “If it’s not on their list in front of them they will not know the answer.” 
• “Be sure you have entered into a written private contract with that patient and I recommend doing that every two years, every time that renewal period comes up.” 
• “If you have to listen to this again no one would blame you, this is not easy stuff.” 

Don’t forget to check out my other podcast Chew on This - A Dental Podcast! 

Resources:

• CMS: Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Who are the MACs (Medicare Administrative Contractor)?
• Example of a Medicare Advantage offering

Connect with Dilaine:

• Dilaine Gloege, CDA, CPC - Dental Speaker, Author, Educator, and Coach/Director of Education/Client Services
• Dental ClaimSupport: Outsource Dental Billing for More Smiles, Less Stress

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