Social Security recently announced a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2019. The 2.8% adjustment is important to more than seniors looking forward to the monthly benefit check because it drives a … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
The End of the Medicare “Improvement Standard”
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...]
Can You Dodge These Looming Threats?
You have that uneasy feeling that you ought to be doing something . . . just not sure what. Perhaps Mom or Dad has been exhibiting some troubling health symptoms. As the oldest/only/closest child you … [Read more...]
