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Prior To and After a Hospital Discharge, if your over 65.

Here are some important tips: You can Appeal your Discharge. If you are too sick to leave the hospital or if there is no place suitable to go, you can appeal your discharge to Medicare. The hospital should inform you of all your legal rights, appealing the discharge is one of them. Have your Power of Attorney or an advocate deal with the hospital discharge planner and make sure, if you leave the hospital that the place where you’re going you will get the right kind of care. Elder care attorneys can also assist you. Ask Your Doctor Decisions regarding…

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What Do You Do When Medicare Says ‘No’

Your doctor suggests you have a minor operation procedure. You took your doctor’s advice and you went ahead with the procedure. However, Medicare won't pay for it. What is your recourse? Appeal. Medicare covers procedures that are deemed medically necessary. "Appealing is easy and most people win so it is worth your while to challenge a Medicare denial," says the Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit organization. The denial of coverage may be due, for example, to a simple coding error in your doctor's office. People have a strong chance of winning their Medicare appeal. According to Center, 80 percent…

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