Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of “skilled nursing” care per spell of illness. However, the conditions for obtaining Medicare coverage of a nursing home stay are quite stringent. Here are the main requirements:
1. The Medicare recipient must enter the nursing home no more than 30 days after a hospital stay that itself […]
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Many of the provisions of the new health-care law have not yet been implemented, yet a new wave of scans seeking to exploit the uncertain ease of a new health-care law have already begun. State insurance commissioners and attorneys general are warning consumers about these woo often aggressive for scam artists, that are often targeting […]
A million low-income seniors have become eligible for a big assist on prescription drug expenses this year under a newly expanded federal program. The subsidy can defray thousands of dollars in costs, and in many cases eliminate prescription drug expenses entirely for participating seniors.
The Extra Help program which is administered by the Social Security Administration […]
There is an extremely helpful new website for family members who are the caregivers of their elderly parents. Parentgiving.com was created to help time-starved caregivers provide better care for their aging parents. This new website provides in-depth information and helpful checklists about a variety of caregiving topics; on-call professional care managers who possess the expertise […]
Elder Abuse is a growing problem. Unfortunately, seniors have become the favored target of unscrupulous persons who see their vulnerability as a means to a profit. Sadly, much of the abuse and exploitation is perpetrated by the people who are most trusted by the victims - like their spouses, children, grandchildren, caregivers, or financial or […]
If a senior has Medicare Part D, they may be at risk of falling into the coverage gap, or the so-called “doughnut hole.” While in the “doughnut hole a senior pays 100% for their drug costs, up to an additional $3,454 for 2009, after which catastrophic Medicare drug coverage kicks in. AARP has developed an […]
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