When is a hospital stay not a hospital stay
A patient in observation status is not formally admitted as an inpatient, affecting Medicare coverage. The NYT highlighted an elderly woman who faced $40,000 in nursing home bills after six days in observation, billed under Part B with 20 percent doctor and service copays, and no coverage for continued care in a skilled nursing facility.
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New York Times
Pennsylvania
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS
Medicare
Congress
Toby Edelman
Center For Medicare Advocacy
Rutter's Wins License for Truck Stop Video Gambling in Pa
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board granted a license to Rutter's to install video gambling at a Walker Township store in Juniata County, marking the first chain convenience outlet in the state's truck stop gamble market. Rutter's plans 19 additional Pennsylvania locations, with review ongoing for each.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Rutter’s
Walker Township
Juniata County
Mifflintown
U.S. Route 322
Pennsylvania
PGCB
Doug Harbach
Pennlive.com
Rutter
Harbach
Maryland
West Virginia
Pam Baldwin
PennLive
Pennsylvania Game Control Board
Rutter’s Convenience Store
Juniata
Camry Credit Card Gone Into the Car Nonsense
A 2016 Toyota Camry owner asks how a card can vanish between the center console and seat. The likely path is under the carpet where the seat bolts pass. A shop can blow out under the seat or unbolt it to retrieve the card, or replace the card with a quick call to the issuer.
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Donna
Ray Magliozzi
Tom Masgliozzi
Cartalk.com
New Castle donors to get Kennywood tickets in drive
Vitalant and New Covenant Church host a June 25 blood drive from 2 to 7 pm at 1911 Harlansburg Road. Donors receive a free Kennywood admission ticket for the 2019 season. Vitalant serves nearly 1,000 hospitals across 40 states and reports a long term blood shortage with daily demand far outpacing supply. Walk-ins welcome. appointments via vitalant.org or 877-25VITAL with group code Q0680009.
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New Castle
Kennywood
New Covenant Church
Harlansburg Road
Vitalant
Central Blood Bank
Vitalant.org
Pittsburgh
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