What’s the NOTICE Act and Why does it Matter to Seniors?
If a Medicare beneficiary is discharged to a subacute skilled care facility after having been admitted to the hospital for three days or more, they can be eligible for up to 100 days of Medicare coverage (depending on medical need) for the treatment/skilled care received. Medicare covered 100% of the cost for the first twenty days and 80% of the cost for days 21-100. This period of time is...
Tips for selecting a facility for post-hospital skilled rehab care
When a Medicare patient has been treated for three days or more as an admitted inpatient in a hospital, they may need subacute treatment for maintenance of their fragile condition, or for cognitive or physical rehabilitation. If a physician prescribes those services and they need to be performed by licensed personnel (nurses, physicians, physical and occupational therapists, for example) in an...
Medicare and You: Skilled care can continue despite failure to improve.
I received the attached video links from an elder lawyer colleague in Massachusetts . These are two videos designed to raise the awareness of Outpatient Status under Medicare and the Improvement Standard for patients and their advocates. The situations arise when a patient who is a Medicare beneficiary requires skilled therapy following a hospitalization. Historically, therapy would be stopped...