Examples of Medically indigent in a sentence
The level of financial assistance will be based on a classification as Financially Indigent or Medically Indigent, as defined below.
Documentation sufficient to identify each patient’s income, the amount owed by the patient, the review and approval processes that were followed, and the patient’s status as Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent, Tier 2 Medically Indigent, or Catastrophically Indigent shall be maintained by the Texas Health business office for the period required by the Texas Health record retention policy.
The policy implemented by Texas Health to provide financial assistance to patients who qualify as Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent, or Catastrophically Indigent.
At a minimum, the financial assistance logs must contain the following information: patient’s name, gross episode of care charges, amount of payments received on the patient’s account, the amount of financial adjustment, and the financial assistance classification (e.g. Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent or Catastrophically Indigent).
Medically Indigent or Indigent - A person receiving medical services from a Qualified Health Care Provider and: □ Specific to the Primary Care Fund: o Whose yearly family income is below 200% of the FPG for the Primary Care Fund; o Who is not eligible for Health First Colorado, CHP+, Medicare, or any other governmental reimbursement for health care costs such as through Social Security, the Veterans Administration, Military Dependency (TRICARE or CHAMPUS), or the United States Public Health Service.