The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in charge of setting not only the rules that apply to the program but the standards in place for how Medicare operates. This includes conducting national coverage determinations (NCDs), which use research to determine which healthcare...
Nursing homes are a good option for those who need ongoing medical care in addition to assistance with ADLs. “More than 1.4 million people live in over 15,500Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across the nation,” says Dr. Michael Tehrani, a geriatric physician and founder and...
I am still unable to get proper medical help because of the red tape of medicaid. Has anyone else out there had this many problems? Just curious. By anon5526 — On Nov 28, 2007 A perforated bowel is a medical emergency, but the chances that a patient will die from the condition ...
walk or use her right arm. She now walks about 70 feet with a hemi walker and uses the bathroom by herself. She still cannot do too much with her right hand, but I taught her how to do things using her left hand. She has been in rehab the whole time but they only can do so ...