Medical Debt and Seniors: How Consumer Law Can Help
(Separate Website)
Americans are living longer, in part due to dramatic advances in medical care. One of the costs of longer life expectancies is that someone has to pay for this medical care. While access to quality medical care is essential for seniors and should be a universal right, it can leave them saddled with unmanageable medical debt. Consumer law remedies are critical in helping seniors avoid financial ruin due to overwhelming medical bills.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Hospital Stays
Choosing a Hospital
Choosing a Hospital - A Guide for People with Medicare
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At some time in the future, you or a loved one may need to get hospital care. Research shows that some hospitals take better care of patients than others. For instance, hospitals do better when they do the same procedure often. This booklet can help you choose a hospital that will give you good quality care. The document is in PDF format.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Choosing a Hospital: Tips for Making the Best Decision
(Separate Website)
Do you know what hospital your doctor would send you to if you became ill, or if you needed surgery? Do you know which of the hospitals in your area have the best reputations, and for what kinds of care? Does your doctor have privileges at the hospital covered under your plan? The choice of hospital can make a big difference in the outcome of a surgery or illness. Unfortunately, many people don't realize this, and they miss out getting the best possible health care. Here's what you need to know.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Paying for Hospital Stays
Hospital Bills May Be Covered by the Indigent Care Trust Fund
This brochure explains what the Indigent Care Trust Fund (ICTF) is. It tells what hospitals that have the ITCF must do and cannot do. The brochure also tells you how you can apply for the ICTF and which hospitals in each county have the ICTF program.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Help With Hospital Bills
Many Georgia hospitals participate in the State?s Indigent Health Care Trust Fund. In return for money they receive, the hospitals have to give free care to many patients. They must also help patients in other ways.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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Medical Debt and Seniors: How Consumer Law Can Help
(Separate Website)
Americans are living longer, in part due to dramatic advances in medical care. One of the costs of longer life expectancies is that someone has to pay for this medical care. While access to quality medical care is essential for seniors and should be a universal right, it can leave them saddled with unmanageable medical debt. Consumer law remedies are critical in helping seniors avoid financial ruin due to overwhelming medical bills.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Lowering Health Care Costs
(Separate Website)
Getting through the health care jungle while keeping down the costs of health care is hard enough. Check out the information we've put together to help you keep those costs under control.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Moving to and from the Hospital
Temporary Health Care Placement Decisionmakers: when you need to move from hospital to nursing home
The legislature recognizes that there may be times when an adult has not made advance arrangements for a situation when he or she is unable to consent to his or her own admission to or discharge from one health care facility or placement or transfer to another health care facility or placement. When those times arise, it may be necessary and in the adult's best interest to be admitted to or discharged from one health care facility or placement or transferred to an alternative facility or placement.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Insurance, HMOs and Managed Care
Children
Georgia?s ?Katie Beckett? Program for Children - What Can You Do If Your Child Is Being Terminated?
Georgia children with severe disabilities (mental or physical) can qualify for Medicaid under the so-called Katie Beckett waiver. These children are in families with incomes too high to qualify for other Medicaid. This brochure explains the waiver and rights.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Insure Kids Now!
(Separate Website)
You work hard to provide for your children and want to make sure they grow up strong, smart and healthy. But like many parents whose children don't have health insurance, you worry about taking care of them. Now, you may have one less thing to worry about. Your state, and every state in the nation, has a health insurance program for infants, children and teens. This web site tells you how to get your children enrolled.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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