Today ADA sent out an alert by Kim Cavitt that is well worth actually reading; one of those things that makes your ADA dues worthwhile. Perhaps even worth printing off and keeping in your files for quick refresher guidance later.
Some managed care programs are requesting Audiologists provide "free" services to become a participating provider. This puts them in apparent direct conflict with any office that is a Medicaid or Medicare provider. ADA is warning Audiologists that take Medicare to avoid any of these arrangements.
Your ability to follow Medicare rules, or your professional ethics, isn't the managed care provider's problem. It is your problem. They will happily allow, or even encourage, you to violate the "other guy's" rules.
