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February 15, 2013 by bob mason 2 Comments

How To Quickly Appeal A Nursing Home Medicare Denial

June and Ward Cleaver’s Saga Continues. A Recap: Mossy Mountain Health and Rehab recently telephoned Mrs. Cleaver and told her that husband Ward was no longer making progress in his rehab therapy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicare, Nursing Homes Tagged With: discharge appeal, Georgia, Medicare, Medicare appeals, north carolina, nursing home discharge

January 31, 2013 by bob mason 6 Comments

Medicare Improvement Standard: Not The Law

Why The Standard Is No More. What To Do If The Nursing Home Says It Applies. Has this happened to you? The nursing home calls. “Mrs. Cleaver, Ward is failing to progress in his therapy and because of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicare Tagged With: failure to progress, jimmo, Medicare, nursing home, Plateau

January 3, 2013 by bob mason Leave a Comment

2013 Taxpayer Relief? Does It Affect You?

Yesterday Congress passed, and President Obama signed, legislation averting for the time being a trip over the “Fiscal Cliff.” I say “for the time being” because the real slugfest is ahead during the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Tax Issues Tagged With: 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act, elder law and taxes, Taxes

November 18, 2012 by bob mason 3 Comments

Will Congress Toss Nursing Home Medicaid?

That is a fair question. As anyone who has not been in a coma the past six months knows, there has been a bit of a fiscal crisis affecting the government. Two sides of the equation are in contention:  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicaid, Nursing Homes Tagged With: HR 6300, Medicaid, Medicaid cuts, nursing homes

October 28, 2012 by bob mason 4 Comments

The End of the Medicare “Improvement Standard”

Medicare Improvement Standard A Myth

The false Medicare “Improvement Standard” under which the Medicare program and its payment contractors have sought to deny nursing home and other benefits for individuals who “fail to progress” or who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Insurance, Medicare, Nursing Homes Tagged With: Improvement standard, Medicare, Medicare plateau, nursing homes

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