Hale Law Blog

Baby Boomer Generation is Graying, Elder Abuse Cases On The Rise

Advocates for the elderly in New York are asking for an increased focus on elderly abuse. Jeanne Zieff is a social worker and elder abuse program coordinator for a nonprofit agency, the Community Agency for Senior Citizens, based on Staten Island. She and her coworkers are seeing their elderly clients struggle with relatives who have […]

Your Hospital Admission Status Can Affect Your Medicare Benefits

While hospital patients may not be aware of the distinction between formal admission as an inpatient and mere “observation” as an outpatient, Medicare rules treat those two designations very differently, and that is causing problems for patients, doctors and hospitals. Medicare pays the entire bill for the first 20 days of care in a skilled […]

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