 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Debz,
I happened to be on the phone to a nurse who was scheduling a procedure for my husband whose primary is Medicare and asked if he didn't need a referal. She said that NO referals are needed for a specialist if you are on the normal medicare. Only if you have Aetna or Cigna medicare. So what does he have? If regular Medicare, make cerain facility or doctor takes it. Then ask if referral needed. I don't think it is.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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