Dana, I have Medicare as my primary insurance and blue cross as my secondary. I have a home healthcare nurse, who comes out every three weeks to change my Foley catheter. I'm pretty sure that Medicare is the one who covers the cost. Or maybe they just covered there 80% and Blue Cross covers the other 20%. However it's done, I'm not billed for it. I have been doing this for the past five years. If I suspect I have a urinary tract infection, the nurse takes a urine sample and has the results that my primary care doctor.
Have a Blessed Day, Naomi -----Original Message----- From: DAANOO <daa...@aol.com> To: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 5:53 pm Subject: [QUAD-L] how many of you have home healthcare for culture's or blood work I have a fairly new doctor that doesn't think I need home healthcare like I've had with all my previous doctors. I was given this doctor when my internist became a hospitalist. Can you imagine why a doctor would not want a patient to have home healthcare? I've tried to make calls for other doctors and most don't take Medicaid. Even though I have Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicare right now, my insurance will be changing and Medicare will be first in Blue Cross Blue Shield second in February when my stepmom retires. I've been at this same same group or an quite a number of years and they accept because of long-standing patient. Most doctors are no longer accepting. Right now it doesn't matter because Blue Cross covers most of my bill. I don't even know what Medicare will pick up. I need your input about this problem. Thank you, Dana
