| Social Security - Administrative Appeals Procedure |
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| The Social Security Administration (SSA) has established guidelines for the review of decisions unfavorable to applicants. More... |
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| Medicare - Supplemental Health Insurance - Changing Medigap Policies and Losing Medigap Coverage |
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| Sometimes, elderly Americans who have Medigap insurance to supplement their Medicare coverage wish to switch to a different policy. Other times, they must select a new policy if they wish to continue coverage because their insurance company goes bankrupt or because they move out of the policy's service area, for instance. This article discusses the typical circumstance in which an insured wishes to change policies to obtain additional covered services or to find lower premiums. More... |
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| Readmission into a Nursing Home Facility |
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| A nursing home resident may need to leave the facility for any number of reasons such as hospitalization, family visits, or other types of therapeutic leave. Nursing homes have policies governing bed reservations or "bed holds" in the event that a resident has to leave the facility. More... |
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| Physician-Assisted Suicide |
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| As terminal illnesses affect America's aging population and technology levels increase, some states have enacted legislation either permitting or disallowing physician-assisted suicide. More... |
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| Insurance - Long-Term Disability Income Insurance - Overview |
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| A long-term illness or an injury with a long recuperation period can have devastating effects on one's ability to remain financially independent. One way to guard against this is to secure long-term disability income insurance. This type of insurance provides payments to workers who are unable to work due to serious illnesses or injuries.
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