Stuff in the ‘Medicare Part A’ Category
Can You Appeal When a Hospital Considers You an Outpatient?
A hospital’s classification of you as inpatient or outpatient can significantly affect Medicare’s coverage, shaping how much you pay for services and whether your coverage includes care in a skilled nursing facility. Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital and post-hospital extended care, including care in a skilled nursing facility following admission to a hospital. […]READ POST »
Seniors May Now Opt Out of Medicare Part A
In a little-noticed section of a November executive order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services was directed to “revise current rules or policies to preserve the Social Security retirement insurance benefits of seniors who choose not to receive benefits under Medicare Part A.” (E.O. 13890, Sec. 11) The order took effect on April 3, […]READ POST »
