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Seniors Beware: “Observation Status” for Hospital Stays Means No Medicare Coverage for Oft-needed Rehab
Senior citizens are increasingly being denied needed rehabilitation care and socked with unexpected medical bills as the result of a growing trend of labeling Medicare hospital stays as “observation” visits, according to a survey of aging experts released today by … Continue reading
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