Medicare may owe you a refund if you had to pay for rehab due to observation status.
Until recently, Medicare patients had no recourse if the hospital changed their status from inpatient to observation resulting in Medicare
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Oklahoma pharmacy owner to pay $1M for Medicare fraud scheme
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Oklahoma pharmacy owner Jeff Terry was sentenced to three years in prison and
Read MoreYoung-onset Alzheimer’s disease
When we think of Alzheimer’s and other dementias as diseases of old age but it is estimated that 6 percent
Read MoreKnowing the three types of medical providers under Medicare can save you money
Nearly two-thirds of all Medicare beneficiaries prefer original Medicare to Medicare Advantage plans. Beneficiaries like the freedom to choose any
Read More‘We Miss Them All So Much’: Grandparents Ache As The COVID Exile Grinds On
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Back home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Richard and Denise Victor would get to
Read MoreMemorial Day
Americans traditionally celebrate Memorial Day with family and friends gathered around barbecue grills, but this year it will be different.
Read MoreTo test our way out of the Covid-19 nightmare, focus on nursing homes
(By Donald H. Taylor, Jr. for STAT) Less than 1% of Americans live in nursing homes, yet these facilities account
Read MoreHighmark extends breaks for telehealth through Sept. 30: 4 details
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment
Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds
Read MoreCMS announces changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D to provide better coverage
On May 22, 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized requirements that will increase access to telehealth for
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