| Once the acute care period is over and
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| | It is not uncommon for lifetime limits
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| the patient is stabilized, the resources
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| | to be reached in treating catastrophic
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| available to the patient can
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| | injuries. Families and treating medical
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| substantially impact treatment and
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| | professionals should be aware of the
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| recovery. In a perfect world, every
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| | impact of their patient's lifetime limit
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| patient would have unlimited access to
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| | coverage limits and request threshold
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| the best resources available to meet
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| | notification from the insurance provider
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| their needs. Ours unfortunately is not a
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| | as the threshold of the coverage
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| perfect world.
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| | limitation is approached.
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| The consequences of a traumatic brain
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| | 2.Subrogation Clauses
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| injury are far reaching. Not only are
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| | Subrogation clauses appear in some
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| there treatment costs associated with the
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| | insurance policies. A subrogation clause
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| recovery from the acute injuries, but
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| | allows the insurer the right to take
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| there are the costs of long term care and
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| | legal action against a third party
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| supervision, the lost support to the
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| | responsible for a loss to an insured for
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| family unit that the injured party
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| | which a claim has been paid. The clause
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| previously contributed, the increased
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| | takes its name from the section of the
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| physical demands placed upon the
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| | policy which gives the insurer the right
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| caregivers and family of the survivor to
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| | to be subrogated to, or take as its own,
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| meet the needs of their injured loved
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| | the insured's claim and to sue the person
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| ones, and the family having to step into
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| | or entity causing the injuries for the
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| the breach of the role that the injured
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| | damages. An insurance carrier may only
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| person previously contributed to the
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| | sue in the name of the insured if the
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| family.
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| | insured had a deductible and therefore a
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| This analysis will focus on health
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| | personal stake in the outcome of the
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| insurance sources of funding for
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| | litigation. Few health insurance
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| treatment and assistance to the
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| | policies have true subrogation clauses.
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| traumatically brain injured.
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| | 3.Therapy Benefits
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| Secondary Payors stand behind the patient
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| | Policies often have different caps and
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| to pay all or a portion of the patient's
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| | coverage's for therapy benefits.
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| medical expenses depending upon coverage
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| | Coverage's for therapy benefits need to
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| and policy limitations. Healthcare
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| | be explored and the therapy services
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| providers are familiar with the process
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| | properly coded in order to insure
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| of confirming coverage in advance of
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| | reimbursement for these much needed
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| medical procedures and I will not be
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| | modalities.
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| addressing those issues here. Also, I
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| | 4.Home Care Benefits
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| will not address appeals from denial of
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| | If a patient has long term care
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| coverage for medical procedures as those
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| | insurance, that will often cover home
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| appeals are often dependent upon the
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| | care benefits. Long term care insurance
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| precise language of the policy and the
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| | benefits, while often purchased by the
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| parties involved in the decision making
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| | elderly, apply to all persons meeting the
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| process.
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| | coverage definitions. Traumatically
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| A.Health Insurance Coverage
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| | brain injured individuals often meet the
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| The health insurance coverage which a
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| | coverage definitions of long term care
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| patient has can make a dramatic
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| | insurance benefits.
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| difference in the care which is available
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| | 5.Veterans Administration Benefits
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| to the patient who is unable or unwilling
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| | If your patient was in the military, and
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| to pay for the services directly. The
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| | certain covered spouses, they may be
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| type of insurance the patient has becomes
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| | entitled to Veterans Administration
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| most noticeable once the patient has
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| | benefits. The Veterans Administration
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| stabilized.
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| | contracts with some nursing homes to
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| 1.Lifetime Coverage Limits
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| | provide for residents covered by the VA
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| Most insurance companies have insurance
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| | Program.
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| policies that establish lifetime limits
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| | 6.Durable Medical Equipment
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| on coverage. Be aware that procedures
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| | There is often separate coverage under
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| which are covered may become uncovered
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| | most policies for the provision of
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| once the lifetime limit has been reached.
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| | durable medical equipment.
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