Posts Tagged ‘Medicare’
Healthcare Cost Transparency 6-23-2022
We need to be diligent when our loved one goes the hospital! Did you know of the law that went into effect January 1, 2022? That hospitals are now required to give you prices on procedures? This is an eye opening issue. Click below to learn more. Healthcare Cost Transparency Issues The CMS Transparency in…
Read MoreMedicare and Observation in Hospitals
Important information to know if you, or your loved one, goes to the hospital. observation-care-medicare-patients
Read MoreMedicare Enrollment Starts Soon
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Read MoreWhen POA Isn’t Enough
Interesting article from www.agingcare.com By Margaret Johnson Ware Most often, becoming a caregiver starts with obtaining the authorization to share information and act on behalf of another person. Even though you feel you have signed, created, executed and photocopied every document known to man, there always seems to be someone telling…
Read MoreNew Law July 1, 2015, Observation Status Medicare
Notification Requirement of Observation Status Begins July 1, 2015. A new state law effective July 1 requires Minnesota hospitals to provide oral and written notification to patients within 24 hours of being placed in observation status and to document the date of the notice in the patient’s records. To comply with this new law, hospitals…
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