Are Medicare Advantage Plans Better Than Traditional Medicare?
October 22, 2024
Medicare Advantage is required to cover “all services that are covered by Part A and Part B of Medicare.” In other words, while Medicare Advantage insurers are permitted to offer additional benefits that are not available in Traditional Medicare, they may not deny coverage of the “basic benefi[...]
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Leading Causes Of Death In The United States For 2023
October 20, 2024
The three leading causes of death in 2023 were heart disease (680,909 deaths), cancer (613,331), and unintentional injury (222,518). COVID-19, listed as the underlying cause in 49,928 deaths during 2023, ranked as the 10th leading underlying cause of death (COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of d[...]
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Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Stillbirth
October 14, 2024
On July 24, 2024, the parents of a stillborn baby girl filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, against the OBGYNs involved with the labor, delivery, and birth. The Florida medical malpractice lawsuit reportedly alleges that the plaintif[...]
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What Is A Pressure Ulcer?
September 27, 2024
Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, are wounds caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin. They usually develop over bony prominences, such as the elbow, heel, hip, shoulder, back, and back of the head. Pressure ulcers are serious medical conditions and one [...]
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Infant Mortality Increased In The United States In 2022
September 27, 2024
A National Vital Statistics Report entitled “Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File” dated July 25, 2024 stated: A total of 20,577 infant deaths were reported in the United States in 2022, up 3% from 2021. The U.S. infant mortalit[...]
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Why Won’t My Doctor Call Me Back?
September 25, 2024
Many patients report two situations with their doctors that bother them the most: (1) arriving for a doctor’s appointment on time only to be told that the doctor “is running late,” which results in the patient sitting in the waiting room for over an hour beyond their scheduled appo[...]
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How Can I Find The Best Nursing Home Injury Lawyers Near Me?
August 27, 2024
As of July 2022, there were 15,178 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes nationwide, of which 10,702 were for-profit nursing homes. More than 1.3 million people reside in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes nationwide. Approximately two-thirds of those nursing homes are for-profit[...]
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