:help: anyone familiar with Medicare's requirement for this certificate of excellance, that the hospitals have to have now???

I am waiting for Harper Hospital to receive it so I can get banded.

Martha

Where you get it???

Hey Everyone,

Dr Deol is NOT a provider for Medicare. Just a small bit of infor, if interested.

Martha

Medicare's rules are you have to be banded at a Center of Excellence BUT the Surgeon's who operate out of that Center of Excellence also have to take medicare if you plan to use medicare for your entire procedure. I found in my area that most of the surgeons DID NOT accept medicare, my surgeon didnt, so I had to pay the surgeon's fee's and medicare covered the hospital fee's since it was done at a Center of Excellence. That is a little bit of information medicare doesnt list on there center of excellence listing, they dont tell you that not every surgeon accepts medicare, you have to call each place that operates out of the hospital you choose to see if they accept medicare. Just wanted to share that information.

tks velvet, you are doing great, keep up the good works, I have been to sedalia Mo. the doctor and hospitol takes medicare. and have been to the seminar, and have my appointment to meet with the doctor 0ct. 18