What Rights To Health Care Does An Enrollee Have?
Enrollees have the right to obtain emergency care anywhere in the U.S. when they feel their health is in serious danger. Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans need not get a referral from their primary care physician before obtaining emergency care. What Rights Do I Have To Information And Privacy? Medicare enrollees have the right to obtain all the information necessary to make decisions about their treatment, including Medicare cost and coverage information and treatment information. First, an enrollee has a right to obtain information about what Medicare will cover and pay and how much he or she, as a patient, will have to pay. The right is paired with a corresponding right to have Medicare questions answered. Second, an enrollee has the right to fully participate in his or her treatment decisions. This includes the right to be informed of available treatment choices in understandable terms. Enrollees also have the right to speak with their health care providers in private and to ha
