LTAC's are required under their conditions of participation in Medicare to be able to establish that a patient is either making progress or will be...

Can a doctor legally cut you off of pain medication you have been on for 14 years just because you have a medical marijuana card

Understand, I am answering the question of 'can they', not should they. The answer is, yes they can. Ultimately, it is the physician's call on...

Why is my state sentence longer than federal requirements? what can I do?

You have to remember, the federal government and the states are seperate sovereigns, and they can therefore impose different rules for similar...

Could HIPPA or Medicare sue me if I wrote about my delivery experiences so the public could view them (IE: blogs or books).

I don't see problems with either HIPAA or Medicare for writing about situations in which you have found yourself. I would suggest that you change...

If someone did not forge a check but wrote a signed check to themself instead of what that check was meant for what can happen?

This would meet the elements of larceny by false pretenses. Having tricked your boss into signing, she has stolen money from him. She should get...

What are my options to get child support arrears paid in full?

It is my understanding that usually when a parent is in arrears, the court will permit the parent to 'catch up' with smaller additional payments. ...

I am a 59-year old retired teacher in Texas. I have recently become disabled. Can I qualify for medicare.

I believe that individuals covered by SSDI are covered by Medicare, but it can take as long as two years to work through the process. To find...

Can my work call and request my medical information

I believe that in this instance it depends on how your employers health plan is structured, and what was the reason you were admitted. For...

Can an A.L.J. disregard his appointed medical experts professional medical opinion

The simplest thing will be to have an attorney appeal the finding because the question of whether the ALJ may have cobbled together a finding which...

My son was in the NICU for the 1st 5 months of his life do to prematurity...on my taxes do i consider him disabled completly

I suppose the most widely used definition of disability can be found in the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA) which has a three-part...