Is it easy to bill Medicare part B for therapy services? Do you have your own LLC or bill it through your own Medicare provider number? Is it worth getting into?
Mary Alice Cafiero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bill, I am in the same area that you are and am not currently reimbursed for mileage. I am an independent contractor and do evaluations for clients in their homes. I used to get paid by the wheelchair vendor for the evaluation and mileage (.36/mile). With all the Medicare changes, I no longer invoice the w/c vendors but bill the patient's insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, or private) myself. Mileage is not reimbursed per patient or per week. The difference now is that I can use mileage as a tax deduction at the end of the year. It doesn't help as much when I get my checks or put gas in my car, but it will help out in the end. I also drive about as many miles as you do, but that is by choice since I could turn down the referrals if I wanted to. I know that my situation is not exactly like yours but thought I'd weigh in anyhow. Mary Alice On Nov 20, 2007, at 8:57 AM, Bill Maloney wrote: > If there are any readers out there who practice home health, I'd > truly appreciate it if you could spend a moment responding to this > message. I am working for a for-profit agency. As such, the owner > will not turn down any referrals (esp. medicare....ethics > questions, but not in this message), irrespective of the distance > that clinicians have to commute to cover them. > > I am reimbursed .36/mile (used to work for an agency that > reimbursed current IRS allowable (.48.5/mile so got spoiled) and on > average travel 350 to 600 miles a week. My biweekly "quota" or > productivity expectation is 64 units/points (an evaluation visit > counts as 1.5, a regular revisit counts as 1, and a discharge OASIS > counts as 1.5; meetings are counted as points/units for time). > > Questions: Are there any of you who travel more? Are any of you > either not reimbursed for mileage at all, or reimbursed at a lower > rate? Are there any of you who have higher "quotas?" > > Again, thanks for your time. If you'd prefer to respond directly > to my e-mail (although others would miss the benefit or your > responses) feel free to do that as well: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bill Maloney, OTR > Dallas, TX > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > ********************************************************************** > **************** > Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science > for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. > www.otdegree.com/otn > ********************************************************************** > **************** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn ************************************************************************************** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
