Medicare Part D

with an illness, disability, temporary unemployment, and mainly the elderly who are struggling financially. The largest programs made for the elderly include Social Security and Medicare; however, there are many others that are much less popular but still existing. In this essay, we will discuss how Social Security and Medicare began, changed throughout the…

Medicare Coverage: A Case Study Heidi is a 72 year-old female who is hospitalized for 70-days after experiencing a stroke and further complications of a deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolus. Her current insurance includes Medicare Part A and B without Medicaid or a Medigap policy. While in the hospital she is treated by both a hospitalist and neurologist. Following her hospitalization stay, she is transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for rehabilitation. After a…

Accreditation is proving to an official organization that has authority to state if your organization meets the demands that are set for facility to show the team of accreditors that you are competent and have met a set of standards. When your facility gets accredited by the official organization the stakeholders are ensured that the facility meets a set of standards in quality and safety. Being an accredited facility means you have reached the gold seal in quality and safety for your patients…

Introduction It is very important that hospital adheres to the guidelines that stipulated that if patients return to the hospital for after being treated for 30 days there be a penalty of some sort. This guideline came about after the implementation of the affordable care in 2010. Before the implementation of the affordable care act, there were over 20% of readmission to the hospitals 30 days after being discharged (Rice, 2015). These penalties can prove to be very costly, as a result, hospitals…

challenged with meaningful use and things didn’t get any easier in 2015. This year saw the implementation of the 1% decrease in Medicare reimbursements for those eligible professionals (EPs) who did not attest for MU2, as well as a full 12 months of reporting, as opposed to the previous 90 day window. Many physicians have found it troubling that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) didn’t make things easier with their frequent rule changes, requiring providers to constantly stay…

was formed according to In 1975 the American Medical Association (AMA) approved a universal claim form called Health care financing Administration also known as HCFA-1500. During the transition of HCFA-1500 AMA joined forces with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to form a Uniform Claim Task Force to promote and standardize the use of the universal health claim form, which was later replaced by the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC). In 2001 the HCFA-1500 become known…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, 2012) a subsidiary of the Department of Health and Human Services which is a federal agency of the United States of America that operate and monitor the states Medicare and Medicaid programs which was establish in 1965. According to King (2011) the intension of the Affordable Care Act is to increase accessible to insurance, increase growth of the buyer securities, emphasize prevention and health improvements, expand quality and system…

She is very busy taking taking five classes and working part time but still has time to socialize with her roommate and meet up with friends she met at orientation over summer. She most demonstrates vector of learning to manage her emotions because while she is enjoying life on campus, she is struggling with…

of stress at home was at an all time high and I was not equipped to handle everything that was suddenly put on my plate, such as working and paying for my own car and “fun” expenses, trying to balance being on the golf team and school work. I had a part time job I went to Monday-Friday after school and worked some Saturdays as well. My grades began to slip as I spent as little time at home as possible due to work and not wanting to be around the stress. I don 't blame my parents, and I know that…

I often did, and came home to what I thought was a random friend request on Myspace accompanied by a message. I did not know who it was at first until I dug a little deeper, saw a couple of photos and mutual friends. Then it struck me – it was Jimi D! In the message he wrote about how he had noticed me walking around town. At this time, he was already way old enough to have his own vehicle and drive around the “town’s loop.” He complimented me on many things in the message and closed it with…