There remains much confusion how to bill for outpatient therapy services when an outpatient therapy patient is entitled to Medicare, but may also be covered by a group health plan (GHP) or a non-group health plan (NGHP), such as workers compensation or auto no-fault, being primary. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

I recently had a question submitted to me by one of my Gold Members. Here is the situation and question. We had a patient who had an auto insurance that was in litigation that settled; however, we did not even get 50 percent of what we charged. Are we allowed to bill the secondary for the remainder for payment? The secondary insurance is Medicare. Here is information I found that may assist you in the future if you encounter this situation. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,