When Is a Hospital Stay Not a Hospital Stay? Bill Aims to Fix Costly Medicare Loophole
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) is introducing a bill to change Medicare law so that elderly patients are not charged unfairly...
Read moreRobert M. Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center, a national consumer service group, issued a statement calling on Congress and the President to allow Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina access to Medicare. Hayes suggests creating Disaster Relief Medicare, which would make victims of Katrina immediately eligible for Medicare coverage, including prescription drug coverage.
Hayes fears that families staying with friends and relatives will not have access to affordable health care and that the emergency health care system set up for families in shelters is not adequate. According to Hayes, access to Medicare would allow "the tens of thousands of impoverished refugees to find the health care that they need today, and will need in the grueling months ahead."
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Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) is introducing a bill to change Medicare law so that elderly patients are not charged unfairly...
Read moreAlthough many people are willing to voluntarily care for a parent or loved one without any promise of compensation, entering...
Read moreAs long-term care costs continue to rise, long-term care insurance can help cover expenses, but long-term care insurance cont...
Read moreIf a beneficiary disagrees with a coverage decision, there are reconsideration and appeals procedures within the Medicare pro...
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