Fwd: For People on Medicare

[John F. Prior]

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Date: Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Fwd: For People on Medicare
To: John Prior <john.f...@gmail.com>, Bernadette Foley <bfo...@hotmail.com>

Haven't confirmed this but thought you might be interested.

Charles

 I am forwarding this email to advise you of what I learned on the NBC News tonight (Brian Williams Newscast) for people on Medicare.  I am also including the names of some folks who are not on Medicare but perhaps have parents that they need to pass this information along.

 

    If you are a Medicare patient at a Hospital or Therapy Center, read the FINE PRINT before you sign any papers.  There is wording that says that you are an "Inpatient" or "Under Observation."   If the wording is in the form states that you are entering the facility "Under Observation," you will wind up paying a major portion of  the bill for any length of stay.  The wording on the form must state that you are an Inpatient in order for Medicare to pay the bill.  

 

They told the story about an elderly lady who had therapy for knees and it stated that she was "under observation" and she had to pay a bill of $28,000.  Her husband had Parkinson's Disease and they had to move in with their son in Dallas.   

 

Big changes in healthcare for 2014.   We must all be educated as to what is going on.  

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Charles