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Medicare
- STAR clinic is a "participating" provider with Medicare. If you have a secondary insurance or a Medicare supplemental insurance, we will provide that information to Medicare for them to coordinate benefits.
- STAR clinic is not a "participating supplier" of durable medical supplies and equipment for Medicare. Any supplies given to you will be paid for personally. (This includes items such as Therabands, tape supplies, electrodes, foam rollers and therapy balls.)
- Payment for supplies or non-covered services is expected at the time of service. We accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, cash and checks.
- Medicare regulations require that you have a current prescription for physical therapy written by your doctor within 30 days prior to your visit.
- If you need to continue physical therapy beyond 60 days, you will need to contact your physician and receive a new written prescription. Re- certification of the need for physical therapy must be done every 30 days by your physician thereafter.
- It is the patient's responsibility to contact their referring physician to get re-certification every 30 days for Medicare.
- Each visit will be billed to Medicare electronically. This process is done on a weekly basis.
- It is your physical therapist's responsibility to evaluate your condition and determine the best treatment plan to address your problem. Frequency, choice of modalities and selection of home exercises to the treatment plan will be recommended and applied.
- MEDICARE HAS THE $1840.00 ANNUAL LIMIT ON PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR 2009.
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