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[crazypipe]

NIGHTLY NEWS STATION - Important Medicare Tip Save All


I looked it up & IT'S ALL TRUE!!

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I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NEW - OR IF ANY ONE SAW IT --- ======================================
Very important you watch this, only takes a couple minutes.
I saw this on NBC News last night and thought, I should post it to all my friends on Medicare as fair warning.

I've included the segment for you to view.

Basically, if I understand it correctly, do not let the hospital

admit you with the words, "Under Observation."

Insist on "In-Patient"designation.
Otherwise, you will be responsible for the hospital expenses.

It might be wise to inform family members too.

Click below;
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/54026469/#54026469

 

[warren]

Looked it up where?

 

[tuold]

It's unusual to be admitted for a broken leg, but I suppose it depends just how bad the break was. Never the less, these kinds of things will happen when somebody else pays the bills. The hospital would have had to eat the cost of admitting her so they put her on an observation floor where the patient picks up the tab.
If the choice were only between the patient, the doctor and the hospital the outcome would have been much better. Add Medicare in there and all bets are off.
I suppose we just have ask at every step of the way, "How much is this going to cost me?"