A Living will is a written legal document (also known as an “advance directive” or “medical directive”) that shows the type of treatments you want authorized (or don’t want) in situations where you can’t speak for yourself. A common example is whether you want life support. The living will typically comes into effect only if…

With Original Medicare, a Limiting charge refers to the highest amount of money you can be charged (15% over Medicare’s approved amount) for a covered service by physicians and other health care suppliers who don’t accept Assignment. This charge only applies to certain services and will not apply to equipment or supplies.

In Original Medicare, Lifetime reserve days are extra days that Medicare pays for when people are in a hospital for more than 90 days. People have a total of 60 reserve days that can be used during an individual’s lifetime. For every lifetime reserve day, Medicare will pay for all covered costs except for a…

An Inpatient rehabilitation facility is a hospital, or part of a hospital, that provides intensive rehabilitation services to inpatients.

Hospice is a special way of caring for people when they are terminally ill. Hospice care is provided in a team-oriented approach. It addresses the emotional, medical, social, physical, and spiritual needs of the terminally ill patient. It also provides support for the patient’s family or caregiver.

Home health care are supplies and services a physician decides that you may receive in your home under a plan of care that is established by your physician. Medicare will only cover home health care on a limited basis as ordered by your physician.