Thanks. I forwarded the link to her. I hate that they have never spent a dime on themselves because they think we will be allowed to inherit it. I know she is thinking she’d rather suffer than “take” the money from the grandkids.
“I hate that they have never spent a dime on themselves —”
They will do what they want to do-—if they are anything like me.:-)
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It was a sneaky way to insert Medicare cuts without people really understanding why.The new rules are complicated. The thing that really astounds me, is that every insurance has to follow the same rules because Medicare made a rule that if a hospital accepts Medicare, they have to apply the same rule to everyone. People who are on private BCBS, Aetna, etc. are also under this rule. My advice- if you get admitted to a hospital, ask them what your status is. if you cannot get an answer- demand ( or close friend or relative) that you talk to a utilization review nurse with either your hospital or insurance company. I think the reason why it is coming out now is it takes about 3 months for Medicare to process a claim, and people are now geting sticker shock at the higher prices they are paying. The new rule came into effect Oct 1. I work UR, so that is why I responded to your post.