Unfortunately, as I have found out, Medicare has so reduced payments to so many medical providers, for services rendered to elderly patients, in the last few years, that now, some providers are refusing to take Medicare covered patients! Back in my Grandma’s day, that was unheard of. Where she lived, I recall, she was accepted as a patient, on Medicare, with no problems, and Mayo Clinic was one of her providers since she lived near the Minnesota clinic! This is a sad state of affairs, nowadays, for those of us, in our golden years, who thought they could rely on Medicare covering costs, and that they, as patient’s, would be accepted by most medical providers!