Can a Physical Therapy office turn away cash pay patients who have Medi-Cal?

(California)

I tried to schedule an appointment with a PT office. It is near impossible to find a PT that takes Medi-Cal that isn’t booked out.

I heard this Physical Therapist takes cash payments. I tried to schedule a first time appointment, and asked to do cash pay, but when I mentioned Medi Cal was my current insurance, they immediately said that they cannot take cash pay people who are on Medi-Cal?

But I’m not asking if they took Medi-Cal. I want to do cash payment. I am not going to involve Medi Cal.

Is there a legal reason for this? I’m getting frustrated and half-tempted to just fib and leave out that I am on Medi-Cal. But I don’t want to get in legal trouble either.

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[link] [comments](California) I tried to schedule an appointment with a PT office. It is near impossible to find a PT that takes Medi-Cal that isn’t booked out. I heard this Physical Therapist takes cash payments. I tried to schedule a first time appointment, and asked to do cash pay, but when I mentioned Medi Cal was my current insurance, they immediately said that they cannot take cash pay people who are on Medi-Cal? But I’m not asking if they took Medi-Cal. I want to do cash payment. I am not going to involve Medi Cal. Is there a legal reason for this? I’m getting frustrated and half-tempted to just fib and leave out that I am on Medi-Cal. But I don’t want to get in legal trouble either. submitted by /u/888qeuod [link] [comments]Read Morer/HealthInsurance

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