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…

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When 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…

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New 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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