Originally Posted by nightowlrn

--- An ingrown toe nail becomes infected and leads to potential amputation. Of course we want to take care of something cheap and easy rather than wait until it is going to cost 20K, a foot, and all the therapy after. Podiatry is of great importance to our elders due to decreased sensation for many reasons.

--- Medicare doesn't pay for non-emergency ambulance service generally. There has to be bright lines and this is one of them. Medicare doesn't pay for the convenience of a patient or a doctor. It does pay if a person cannot get out of bed without help, is not able to walk, and cannot sit in a wheelchair.

I don't know the specifics of your scenarios, but I don't want false information out on the board.

And - Medicaid is a state run program and every state differs. Medicare and Medicaid are in no way comparable. Medicare is an entitlement program and Medicaid is needs based.