Community Medical Centers, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center and is certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH). It is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and has Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n) with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE (GFE)
You have the right to receive a âGood Faith Estimateâ explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who donât have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call us at (209) 373-2880.
You may contact our front desk for a copy of your Good Faith Estimate or a Sliding Fee Discount Application. It is the policy of Community Medical Centers, to provide essential services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. Discounts are offered based upon family income and size.
Access to Open Payments Database
The Open Payments database is a federal tool used to search payments made by drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals. It can be found at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.