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[Cynthia12]

You will get a 4 year badge soon!

I will? Cool. So will Wisher then, looks like she's a month before me.

 

[tnspursfan09]

I've used sugar, honey and agave nectar.
I prefer not to use sugar for anything.

I use agave nectar because it dissolves very easily in water unlike honey.  They all provide energy so anything will work. I always have all of those on hand. I only use C&H sugar for bees and hummingbirds. It's pure cane so isn't GMO. If it doesn't say pure cane sugar, it's most likely made from sugar beets which are GMO.
For baking, I try to use honey or Agave - or at least supplement as much sugar as possible.

When we first got Cricket he was so lethargic that I didn't think he would make it through the night. I gave him sugar water by dropper and crumbles dissolved in water, also by dropper. Plus a whole night of cuddling, rocking, praying and begging him to please please please move or peep or something. Scared me. I don't think he have made it to be the little bantam menace he is today if I'd not had byc to help me.

 

[tnspursfan09]

I had a second chick hatch and it is a bit smaller than the first. The first chick keeps pecking at the smaller one and has made it's nose bloody. So I had to separate them. The last chick is not ready to come out yet and may not make it? I hope it does but it looks gooey in there and I don't know....

Want me to sit up with you? I'll brew us some coffee...

 

[chickadoodles]

Who ... me??! How could you tell? It wouldn't be that> ahem> join date right there underneath my avatar would it? My goodness, where does the time go? It doesn't feel like 4 years. I love this place.

Congrats Cynthia!

 

[chickadoodles]

Want me to sit up with you? I'll brew us some coffee...

Thanks Tnspurs, but I did go to bed for a few hours and just got up to check on it and the chick did not make it.
I have two more that I am going to put in lock down later this morning.

 

[pickitfarm]

Thanks Tnspurs, but I did go to bed for a few hours and just got up to check on it and the chick did not make it.
I have two more that I am going to put in lock down later this morning.

Sorry

 

[LFchixranch]

The dermatologist accepted medicare but, NOT my secondary insurance., so that was a big expense I had to deal with.

When I did medical billing/coding for an Internest in Fl the secondary didnt matter, if your a participating doc with medicare you automatically got paid by the secondary.. Medicare will usually automatically forward the claim if it was filled electronically to the secondary. Also, once the claim is submitted to medicare it is adjusted in price to the medicare allowable, they will pay 80% (or put it towards your deductible for the year) and forward the other 20% (which may cover your deductible or also add theirs to your deductible) due to the secondary. I would check your medicare statements for that visit and make sure it was forwarded, and then I would call the 2ndary insurance company to find out why they didnt pay it. I found alot of times it was a computer glitch that didnt forward it or something that I had missed as a biller/coder that the front desk didnt gather the secondary insurance information. Accidents do happen and none of us are perfect.

After some research it appears I may have mis spoken,

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Section 2:
Medigap Basics
What is Medicare SELECT?
Medicare SELECT
is a type of Medigap policy sold in some states that
requires you to use hospitals and, in some cases, doctors within its network
to be eligible for full insurance benefits (except in an emergency). Medicare
SELECT can be any of the standardized Medigap Plans.
See page 11
. These
policies generally cost less than other Medigap policies. However, if you don’t
use a Medicare SELECT hospital or doctor for non-emergency services, you’ll
have to pay some or all of what Medicare doesn’t pay. Medicare will pay its
share of approved charges no matter which hospital or doctor you choose.

 

[kingfrodo]

When I did medical billing/coding for an Internest in Fl the secondary didnt matter, if your a participating doc with medicare you automatically got paid by the secondary.. Medicare will usually automatically forward the claim if it was filled electronically to the secondary. Also, once the claim is submitted to medicare it is adjusted in price to the medicare allowable, they will pay 80% (or put it towards your deductible for the year) and forward the other 20% (which may cover your deductible or also add theirs to your deductible) due to the secondary. I would check your medicare statements for that visit and make sure it was forwarded, and then I would call the 2ndary insurance company to find out why they didnt pay it. I found alot of times it was a computer glitch that didnt forward it or something that I had missed as a biller/coder that the front desk didnt gather the secondary insurance information. Accidents do happen and none of us are perfect.

After some research it appears I may have mis spoken,

20
Section 2:
Medigap Basics
What is Medicare SELECT?
Medicare SELECT
is a type of Medigap policy sold in some states that
requires you to use hospitals and, in some cases, doctors within its network
to be eligible for full insurance benefits (except in an emergency). Medicare
SELECT can be any of the standardized Medigap Plans.
See page 11
. These
policies generally cost less than other Medigap policies. However, if you don’t
use a Medicare SELECT hospital or doctor for non-emergency services, you’ll
have to pay some or all of what Medicare doesn’t pay. Medicare will pay its
share of approved charges no matter which hospital or doctor you choose.

I currently do Medicare billing for Long Term Care. (been doing it for over 15 years) and if the doctor accepts Medicare the secondary is automatically crossed over. Only pay what the Medicare EOB says you have to pay. no more! If you do that is illegal and it's called balance billing. You could also file the secondary yourself and get reimbursed if the doctor wont take it.

 

[chickadoodles]

Sorry

Thanks.

 

[LFchixranch]

Yeah I thought that was the case but after reading on CMS website some states have different 2ndary requirements so it actually possible that hers did not cover it. But it is still worth checking the explanation of benefits. As long as the time to file has not lapsed.. If thats the case id demand a refund from the provider as its their fault they didnt bill it in time if it was a covered expense.