OT: Medicare and hospital pharmacy

I find that while I am in the hospital, my daily meds MUST come from the hospital pharmacy.
Does Medicare limit what they can charge? Or it it a free-for all, compliments of the patient?
The "self-administered" drugs are covered under Part D, and I'm too close to that ugly donut hole!
I've been looking until my tablet gets hot, anybody have a link?

From my experience in a Medicare Advantage plan, I was not charged anything for my entire hospital stay except for a daily co pay.
My surgery expenses, surgeons,doctors, CTs, meds, PT, etc were all covered. For a 5 day stay, I paid $250 per day...that's all . The total bills before insurance were over $80k. (insurance paid...about $28k)

Hospital stays come under the Medicare Part A coverage. Anything they do or give you administered by the staff is included in the hospital bill. This includes the meds they dispense to you. It's all under Part A and the amounts billed are no where near what is actually allowed or paid. You pay (or your supplemental insurance) only the Part A deductible.

Medicare Advantage plans are a little different in terms of patient's responsibility but (depends on the plan) but the same principle will apply in that meds are part of the overall bill and the patient's responsibility is limited to whatever the contract/plan they have.

The hospital doesn't get anywhere near what they bill for the meds they administer.

I hope so. Even the Medicare folks are clueless.

chunkyfrog wrote:I hope so. Even the Medicare folks are clueless.

Here is a PDF I found that states covered under part A from what I read. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Gui ... 102c01.pdf

Thank you, I have made a bookmark.

Another thing, the PDF is dated June, 2014. Hope it hasn't been superceded yet.

Oh, fudge! The cancer surgeon's office says I'll be an inpatient,
but the reconstructive surgeon has me down as an OUTpatient!
More phone calls!

chunkyfrog wrote:Oh, fudge! The cancer surgeon's office says I'll be an inpatient,
but the reconstructive surgeon has me down as an OUTpatient!
More phone calls!

Frog splitting time.

Krelvin wrote:

chunkyfrog wrote:Oh, fudge! The cancer surgeon's office says I'll be an inpatient,
but the reconstructive surgeon has me down as an OUTpatient!
More phone calls!

Frog splitting time.

HEY! lay off the frog!

no splitty the frog!