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Let's say you didn't have your medicaid card on you, and you payed a bill upfront because you had to, will medicaid cover for it and you can get your money back?

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Medicaid will reimburse you if you had coverage at the time. Call the number on the back of your card they will help you with the process.
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I'm not so sure about being reimbursed for a medical bill, but I do know you can refuse to pay that bill with Medicaid was supposed to cover it. Around here, when you get into the system such as at the hospital, you normally don't need to have your insurance card with you in the future as long as you stay in the system. The only thing you may have to do is regularly provide your insurance card for your doctors office to keep updated copies. I do know that if you have care source, they can reimburse you for gas to and from your doctor appointment. They also provide free transportation if you can't get there on your own for some reason. However, I don't know about the medical bill reimbursement thing, I don't pay a bill if Medicaid is supposed to cover it, mainly because I don't have that kind of money.
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Take your card top the place you received services, have them bill Medicaid and the place you received services will reimburse you after Medicaid pays them.
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In my state, new "cards" (actually they are just on paper), are sent each month. If you did not have the current paper and you had not already been seen by that provider earlier in that month, they would not have had proof that you were still eligible for Medicaid. That is why they expected payment. As ladylee said, you need to take a copy of your Medicaid eligibility for that month back to the provider and ask them to bill Medicaid. When they receive payment from Medicaid they will refund the amount you paid. They are not allowed to keep any money beyond what Medicaid pays. It may be different in some states, but here only the provider can bill Medicaid, not the patient.
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If you respond promptly yes....happened to me.
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Ask your provider to bill Medicaid now that you have card info. Payment can sent to you instead of their office (claim system should allow for both). If they say cannot be done - tell them just to Bill but you will expect them to send a check for the credit once payment has processed.

Remember it may take anywhere from 30-90 days for an answer from Medicaid. Check with the billing office monthly or if you don't see a check or any activity on their bill after 3 months.
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You could submit the bill to Medicaid for reimbursement. However you may not be reimburse the amount you paid the doctor fully. If they reimburse you they will pay you the rate paid to the doctor.
However, the doctors office you visited should not have billed you. They should have a copy of your Medicaid information on file. They could have used it to billed Medicaid directly. If you plan to submit the bill to.Medicaid make sure you send it in as soon as possiable. Medicaid has time frames in place for reimbursement. It may vary depending where you reside. Good luck
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Submit your bill from the provider with the Medicare form, and send it in. It takes awhile to get the reimbursement, and only expect 80%. Try not to forget your card again as it just makes more work for you!
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Good point about not being billed in the first place - patients cannot be billed when a provider accepts assignment (payment directly) either through Medicare or Medicaid.

Maybe it's the case they really don't take Medicaid? If that's true - you may have difficulty getting reimbursement as they are not "in network". Check with Medicaid customer service - they will know the specifics of your state's policies on this issue.
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Have the provider submit to medicaid. When they are paid by medicaid, they should refund your money. If they give you a problem, report them to the Medicaid office. They do not want to lose their ability to take medicaid.
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