Medicare – Opting out of Medicare and other federal programs
- How to Opt Out of Medicare
- List of Medicare Carriers by State.
- Sample Physician and Patient Forms Used Successfully by an Opted-Out Physician
- Notes on Opting Out
- CMS confirms that contractors must process opt-out renewals submitted prior to opt-out expiration date.
- Opting Out of Medicare – article by Timothy Kriss, M.D., neurosurgeon
- Whether to Opt Out of Medicare: How to Make a Titanic Decision – article by Smiley Thakur, M.D.
- Banking on Reform or Opting Out of Medicare – article by Lawrence Huntoon, M.D.
- Opting Out of Medicare a Rational Decision – article by Mary Jo Curran, M.D.
- A Declaration of Independence: Why I Opted out of Medicare, by John A. Bennett, D.O. – 1/11/2000
- Newspaper and Journal Articles about Urologist Michael Harris, M.D. and His Decision to Opt-Out of Medicare – 10/21/2002
- Opting out in AAPS News
- Video and audio presenatations by physicians who have opted-out of Medicare
- AAPS Tells Docs: Get Out of Medicare – 8/24/2000
- Read Sample Letters Informing Patients of Decision to Opt-Out
- An NPI Number is NOT Required to Opt Out of Medicare Read Letter from AAPS General Counsel to CMS and Medicare Carrier posted 11/10/2007
- Notes and Links on Tricare and Private Contracting – 11/13/2003
- How to Terminate Your Opted-Out Status – 10/11/2002
- The Physicians Declaration of Independence – July 4, 2004 – Written by Richard Amerling, M.D.
- From Federal Register – November, 1998: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999; Final Rule and Notice
- United Seniors v. Shalala (Medicare private contracting)
- Medicare Private Contracting Provisions of Balance Budget Act of 1997
- AdminaStar Federal Medicare Part B Bulletin – Private Contracting
- Patient’s Request and Consent for Non-Medicare Services
