01-15-2008, 10:22 PM
My Mom has to travel 50 miles to a bigger hospital for a kidney stone pulviraztion. She has Medicare and AETNA insurance. My sister wanted to just drive her because the same transfer for her husband cost $1000, although he didn't have Medicare, but did have "good" insurance.
Mom is not in pain and feels up to the ride in a car. Also, her grand-daugher is a nurse and would go along.
Does anyone know "yes or no" about Medicare and non-emergency transfers. Also, this local hospital has run countless tests and just come to this conclusion after 3 days, even though mom told them she had a kidney stone once before and this felt like the exact same thing.
Mom is not in pain and feels up to the ride in a car. Also, her grand-daugher is a nurse and would go along.
Does anyone know "yes or no" about Medicare and non-emergency transfers. Also, this local hospital has run countless tests and just come to this conclusion after 3 days, even though mom told them she had a kidney stone once before and this felt like the exact same thing.