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Greene County board discusses hardship applicant; motion made to accept Medicare payment as full
Summary
Board members discussed a hardship application for a low-income household and recorded a motion to accept Medicare’s payment as payment in full; the transcript records a motion and second but does not record a final vote or disposition.
Board members discussed a hardship application brought before the meeting and debated how to resolve a small outstanding ambulance bill for a household relying on Social Security and SSI.
Members noted the applicant’s limited income and health status and discussed whether Medicare should be accepted as payment in full. One member suggested that accepting Medicare payment in full would be appropriate given the applicant’s circumstances. "I can make a motion to accept what Medicare paid as payment in full," a commissioner said; another board member seconded the motion.
The transcript records the motion and second, but it does not record a roll-call or the final vote tally or disposition. Staff said they would follow up on billing processing and insurance delays and would report back to the board.
The board also discussed general delays in ambulance billing that are often caused by insurance processing; members asked staff to follow up with the billing vendor.
Next steps: staff will follow up with billing and insurance vendors on the outstanding claim and will confirm the final disposition of the hardship-motion and record any formal vote or council actions when available.
