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Medicare recipients may
face large bill for care
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Steve Twedt
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Posted By:j9zig2009, 2/1/2013 10:36:18 PM
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| Medicare recipients who need more time to recuperate after leaving the hospital could be hit with unexpected expenses if they don´t qualify for the standard 20-day stay in a nursing home because their four-day hospitalization was billed as an outpatient "observation" instead of an inpatient admission. While a room can still be theirs, they will likely face an upfront payment of hundreds of dollars to claim it. The problem has become more common in the past year as patients end up squeezed between a federal health care agency trying to control spending and hospitals and nursing homes
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More bad news. And Medicare can lookback FIVE years at nursing home records and take the money back from them. Medicare is not allowing hospitals to officially admit patients, calling their stays "observation". Watch out, I´ve seen this happen already. Death panels act quietly.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
CEP, 2/1/2013 10:45:15 PM (No. 9153398)
One thing is for sure, Obama has really messed up the healthcare system in the country.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
FunOne, 2/1/2013 10:56:46 PM (No. 9153418)
The Affordable Care Act. Of course it is.
Your ever growing government at work.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Reillybinx, 2/1/2013 11:05:22 PM (No. 9153425)
Every Medicare beneficiary is getting screwed by this Administration & Democrats! Not only have their Part A & B deductibles skyrocketed, their our-of-pockets are going up! They are also seeing "NMN" denials from Medicare-"Not Medically Necessary"! They are also being herded into managed care plans now called "CCO´s"-co-ordinated care plans. Rationing is the next step...get ready to die.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 2/2/2013 12:10:10 AM (No. 9153468)
Everyone has the right to formally appeal, but most don´t.
On the good side, to cover themselves, calls are recorded, so be sure you call and ask for approval. Take names and dates. Their recording may save you too.
I was considered an outpatient for two days. Another time, after an outpatient procedure, I was admitted for six days. I kept asking if they called the insurance company. Everyone said yes, but they didn´t. There was a 20 % penalty.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bubber, 2/2/2013 12:18:21 AM (No. 9153472)
What occurs when most refuse?...
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 2/2/2013 3:10:10 AM (No. 9153565)
The effect of removing $600B from Medicare. Die, you people, die. That´s the HHS mandate.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
tappin52, 2/2/2013 3:45:02 AM (No. 9153584)
And Alan Grayson said the Republican plan for people who got sick was for them to "die quickly".
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Spidey, 2/2/2013 6:26:35 AM (No. 9153654)
I wonder how many dumb seniors voted for Obama figuring he´ll protect the status quo.
One of the problems getting through to seniors with the truth is propaganda letters from the AARP which is completely in the tank for Obama.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
billa, 2/3/2013 4:45:33 AM (No. 9155271)
Hey seniors...you got what you voted for. A guy who is going to make sure that you get the least amount of health care in the shortest amount of time. Better hope your kids and grand kids can pick up the medical payments.
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Posted By: j9zig2009- 2/1/2013 10:36:18 PM
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Medicare recipients who need more time to recuperate after leaving the hospital could be hit with unexpected expenses if they don´t qualify for the standard 20-day stay in a nursing home because their four-day hospitalization was billed as an outpatient "observation" instead of an inpatient admission. While a room can still be theirs, they will likely face an upfront payment of hundreds of dollars to claim it. The problem has become more common in the past year as patients end up squeezed between a federal health care agency trying to control spending and hospitals and nursing homes
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