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Seniors with Medicare, is Mayo worth the hassle?
Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Apr 13, 2023 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
@phoenixpal I have been to Rochester 13 times since 2015 being on Medicare with a BCBS supplement and have been billed a total of $8.00 which I have been paid with BCBS reimbursing me at a later date, so yes it is worth it. I do understand that Phoenix is tougher to get into for Medicare patients. I did ask Mayo, Phoenix and was told that it's about the State laws being different although they couldn't explain it further. I've also been told that it is easier to get into Phoenix if you are first a Rochester patient but that hasn't been confirmed. Once I get my Barrett's under control again, I will be testing out that ease of getting admitted to Mayo Phoenix since I have family in S. Cal which would make visiting Mayo easier because it is now 2100 miles drive from my home to Rochester.
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Dan.... lol... your Mayo is 2100 miles away!? Ours is literally 5mi / 12min away! It's worth staying just for the geographic convenience.
Our excellent BCBS PPO group policy from my former employer is still the same policy, but it is now our secondary after Medicare. We used to be embarrassed talking about our BCBS with friends when we watched them struggle with their own almost useless policies with their huge premiums and huge deductibles. Our BCBS group policy is from a large international organization that must have European healthcare standards.
But that wonderful policy doesn't appear to help with the Mayo/Medicare headache.
Does your Rochester Mayo get paid directly from Medicare or do they funnel all the random itemized checks through you? Maybe that's the difference between state laws that you mention... (?)