Last month, I posted about how I am always reminding my Medicare Beneficiary clients that they are the Customer.  They should ask questions about procedures and how they can save money by doing so.  Another recent study validates this.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Health System recently confirmed how much can be saved and how much transparency exists for medical procedure costs.  They gave an example of shopping around for a CT scan over a 3 state area and finding a cost variance from $437 to $2239!

Beneficiaries with a Medicare Supplement have less need to shop around due to the coverage.  But Beneficiaries with either Part C Medicare Advantage plans or those who only have Parts A and B, can benefit by checking around.

If you want to read more about this topic, you can go to the following link:  https://consumer.healthday.com/health-technology-information-18/cat-scan-news-88/out-of-pocket-x-ray-ct-scan-costs-vary-widely-710984.html

Based in the Richmond, Va area, David Higgs of Choices In Medicare specializes in helping seniors transition to Medicare.  He can be reached at email:  David@ChoicesInMedicare.com or go to website:  www.ChoicesInMedicare.com