Nursing home sent a bill for my dad... what Medicare did not pick up for the month. He is Medicaid Pending (from May 1). Lawyer and Medicaid Caseworker say not to pay it. Now I am getting the evil eye from the lady at the nursing home who does the billing. I dread going there because I always end up seeing her around. I wish the Title 19 would be approved soon so they can get paid and I can relax. I am so stressed out over this Medicaid Pending.
You really need to report this.
No one at a NH is supposed to know who the Medicaid patients are; that information is confidential.
I would report this incident to the Director of the facility AND to the Ombudsman. This is so very out of line.
I wonder if she has her hand in the till.
rocketjcat... yes... it is SO hard to watch the all the medical bills pile up. But they tell me not to pay... so I'm not.
And yes... the billing lady at the nursing home made a comment to me. She said "How can I pay my girls to take care of your father if we're not getting paid" So that made me feel AWFUL. It just made a horrible situation even worse.
I'm about 2 months into the Medicaid process. I wish I could see the light at the end of the Title 19 tunnel!
Can you speak with the billing person about this issue? You may find out that your impression that she's looking askance at you is not true.