| Medicare Fraud |
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| Every year, Medicare is cheated out of millions of dollars due to fraud. Fraud includes billing Medicare for services never provided or for services different than those provided. It also includes using someone else's Medicare card to obtain health care.
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| Medicare Coverate - Hospitalization and Blood |
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| Medicare coverage for care in hospitals depends upon whether the items are reasonable and necessary to a hospital stay and to the treatment of a patient's illness. Coverage varies slightly from state to state, but the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services is the ultimate authority on coverage issues.
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| Insurance - Long-Term Care - Potential for Fraud |
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| Insurance companies, perhaps more than any other type of company, depend upon written contracts to define the terms of their liability with their customers. Like other companies, their attorneys carefully modify their contracts to comply with laws governing the insurance industry. More... |
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| Insurance - Long-Term Care - Considerations in Evaluating |
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| Long-term care insurance can provide valuable monetary help to those needing long-term care, typically the elderly. Whether to buy such insurance is a decision personal to each individual. However, there are many general considerations that should be taken into account when determining whether the purchase of long-term care insurance is wise. More... |
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| Part A - Home Health Care and Confinement |
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| Medicare Part A will cover many of the costs associated with home health care if the care is both medically reasonable and necessary. If the patient is not entitled to Part A coverage, Part B may provide coverage.
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