A recent federal court decision now allows some Medicare beneficiaries to appeal previous decisions that were made regarding their patient status. The Underlying Issue When Medicare patients go to a hospital, they often enter through the emergency department. The physician…
You might want to rethink your understanding of Medicaid planning for long-term care coverage if you thought it only included meeting strict income and asset limits. You will also need to demonstrate you need the level of care typically provided…
When it comes to federal programs, Medicaid and Medicare, in written form, look alike and they do sound alike but work very differently. Most people who work in healthcare may recognize the acronym LASA, which stands for “look-alike-sound-alike” and is…
In the wake of the global pandemic, the use of video conferencing over wireless devices and remote health tech monitoring is connecting patients to vital health care services. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), fully 76 percent of US…