New Medicare cards are coming (and bringing along new scams, of course) [1] Starting in April 2018, new Medicare cards will be mailed to 60 million Medicare beneficiaries. Mandated by the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015, the new cards will not display your Social Security number. Instead, your card will display a randomly…
Last week I received a call from Alice, who was uncertain how to pay a medical bill. She just received a bill for $7,000 to cover the cost of her husband, George, being in a facility to help him get stronger after his hospital stay. She asked if she had to pay the bill. She…
Medicare coverage is still being denied for “failure to improve” and that’s against the law.[1] In the year 2000, my Cousin Kathie at age 93 had pneumonia, ended up in the hospital for 4 days and then discharged back to her nursing home facility. She had dementia. There was no way Kathie could follow instructions…
Were you “admitted” to the hospital or just there for “observation”? Why does it matter? Aunt Betty, age 91, fell in her driveway and broke her leg and three ribs. She was in the hospital for 5 days before being discharged to a rehabilitative facility. The hospital said she was there for “observation” and not…