If a person is covered under both Medicare and Medicaid, to which program should a claim be sent first?
Medicaid
Medicare
Both, at the same time
It does not matter
Medicare
Rationale: If covered under both Medicare and Medicaid, claims must be first sent to Medicare. Medicaid is always considered a secondary insurer to Medicare.
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