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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2004Medicare and Radical Rrostatectomy Surgery
After going through all the advantages and disadvantage of the various remedies (surgery, seeds, external beam radiation, etc.) to hopefully cure my Gleason 6 prostate cancer, I have failed to check on whether or not Medicare (I am over 65) will pay for the hospitalization and surgical procedure (I am leaning strongly towards radical prostatectomy) . In addition to Medicare, I am a retired Army Officer and have TRICARE for Life as supplemental coverage. Can anyone that has had the surgery give me a quick run down on: 1. If Medicare covers the cost of the surgery 2. Will my TRICARE for Life supplemental policy pick up the costs not fully covered by Medicare 3. I plan to have the surgery at the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. I assume that this hospital accepts Medicare cost assignments. Thank you in advance Roy Roy: You need to call the hospital and talk to a billing representative. There should be staff there that has specialized knowledge in Medicare and Tricare coverage, billing procedures, etc. Of course, they will know if the hospital accepts the Medicare and Tricare insurance. My guess is that they do, but one phone call should give you some reliable information. Try the web to see if they have a site and phone numbers to call for information. Also, on the web there are sites for both CMS (Medicare) and MyTricare. You should be able to find some answers there too. Probably customer service phone numbers also. Be sure to exhaust those alternatives to see if you get consistent information. Good luck to you. Thank you. David S. > After going through all the advantages and disadvantage of the various > remedies (surgery, seeds, external beam radiation, etc.) to hopefully cure [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Roy I had an RRP 3 months ago and Medicare covered all but their deductivle. My supplementatl insurance took care of the rest. i'm retired us army. last july ( 2003 ), i had prostate surgery. i have tricare prime and they covered the surgery. see representatives at the hospital who handle tricare and they will fix you up. good luck on your surgery. I also have Medicare and TriCare for Life. Both my wife and I have had surgeries and other medical procedures done without it costing a cent. The only thing we've paid for is exams foe glasses, they don't pay for Optometrists. Tom > After going through all the advantages and disadvantage of the various > remedies (surgery, seeds, external beam radiation, etc.) to hopefully cure [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Roy |
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