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Providers who treat Medicare patients are required to comply with state and federal regulations related to patient rights.
Providers may not deny, limit, or condition the provision of services to Medicare members on the basis of:
Providers must comply with federal anti-discrimination law, including but not limited to:
Advance directivesProviders are expected to inform patients of their right to formulate advance directives, and document in a prominent place in the medical record if a patient has executed an advance directive.Go to the Advance directive information on the prioritymedicare.com website. Restrictions on marketing to Medicare patientsPriority Health has strict policies on how providers may market services to members of Priority Health Medicare plans. If you are interested in marketing to these patients, call your field service representative to assist you in identifying activities permitted by Priority Health.Participating providers may market themselves and their services to Priority Health Medicare members only:
Marketing by a network provider will be regarded as marketing by Priority Health. All marketing materials describing Priority Health or its Medicare plans in any way must have the Priority Health logo as well as the provider/provider group name or logo. Also, materials must adhere to the Priority Health guidelines.
Last modified
12/07/09
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