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My brother has been referred to a speech therapist and an orthopedic doctor. The doctors are Medicare providers but they are not enrolled with Medicaid. I would like to know if Medicaid allows the doctor to charge the the patient after Medicare pays their portion. Can the doctors accept cash payment?

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No doctor or clinic accepts cash because they have no way to process it into their bookkeeping system. If you try to pay out-of-pocket (like with a credit card) outside of Medicare, it will be prohibitively expensive.

When you call to make a medical appointment for your brother, you need to first ask if they accept Medicaid patients. In my experience, most doctors/clinics do not.
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JoAnn29 Aug 2023
And its getting worse. Nephew needs an eye doctor. His retired and so did another local one. We found one in the next town, but he is retirement age. Nephew does not drive and I don't drive after a certain point in 295. Too congested.
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No, he cannot pay a doctor out of pocket. He has Medicaid because he has no money for doctors. And you cannot pay for him. You should have a Medicaid provider. You can call them to see what doctors take Medicaid. I found that Hospital groups usually have the doctors my nephew needs and they take Medicaid. Doctors are not allowed to except money from Medicaid recipients if they don't take Medicaid. This is how it was explained to me by one of my nephews doctors.
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I would ask for a referral to someone who also accepts Medicaid. If he qualifies for Medicaid he doesn't have enough money to be paying gor a lot of copays. How about a dual coverage Medicare Advantage insurance? Check with your Area Agency on Aging or the state insurance commissioners office for where to get advice.
If a doctor is owed money why wouldn't their office take cash?
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Abzu00 Aug 2023
One of my mom's doctors does not accept cash. They have no cash on site. Think it is a liability issue associated with cash. Staff stealing it, people claiming wrong change. Etc
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