Medicare is the Number One Payee for Hospice Care. Insurers that pay for Hospice care include: Medicare, Long Term Care Insurance, Private Pay, and in certain circumstances, Medicaid will pay for hospice. Here is the breakdown of insurers: (Jump to Lessons Learned) Medicare Over 90% of all hospice cases are covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit under Medicare Part A. … [Read more...]
How to be a Healthcare Advocate
Being a health advocate for your aging parents is critical. Before I began going to doctor appointments with my father, I asked if it would be OK to be his second set of ears. He readily agreed since background noise often made it difficult for him to hear even with his hearing aids. Later, dad felt so discouraged, he had trouble concentrating and remembering what the … [Read more...]
Smart Strategies for the HIPAA Privacy Law
Will I be able to talk to my parent’s doctors? When my father asked me to accompany him into the doctor’s treatment room, I had no idea the impact that had on my ability to discuss his health and care with his doctor. (Jump to Lessons Learned) My father’s primary care doctor and heart doctor were wonderful. Each visit began with a discussion of the New York Giants – gleeful … [Read more...]