Unfortunately the number of people killed by motor vehicles while walking or riding their bicycles continues to go up. This is despite the efforts by many states to implement laws regarding helmets. Of those killed, studies show that 65% of the bicyclists were not wearing helmets. While several states have helmet laws that relate to
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Medicare’s 3-Day Rule
By Leslie A. Mitnick on
Posted in Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
Many older patients, who are on Medicare or in a Medicare Advantage Plan, are shocked when they are hospitalized for less than 3 days only to find out that Medicare will not pay for nursing home coverage following this brief hospitalization. These patients, who are technically admitted for “observation” for less than 3 full days,…