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Many people protected by Medicare medical insurance whose doctor has recommended non-emergency surgery may want to get a second opinion, but do not know how to obtain one, Bruce A. Hundley, social security manager in Culpeper, said recently.
To help these people, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has set up a toll free telephone number to find a doctor who will give a second opinion concerning the surgery.
The telephone number is 1-800-325-6400.
The idea behind getting a second opinion is to assure high quality care and to reduce unnecessary surgery, which in turn should help hold the cost of Medicare as low as possible, Hundley said. Medicare will help pay for the expenses of a second opinion just as for other medical services covered under the medical insurance part of Medicare.
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