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Original Medicare has two situations in which someone is asked to sign a Medicare form during a hospital stay.

TONI KING is an author and columnist on Medicare and health insurance issues. She has spent nearly 30 years as a top sales ...

I had a big surprise when a hospital employee asked me to sign a Medicare form while I was waiting in the ER to see if I was to be admitted as an inpatient or sent home. I was lucky that the ...

I had a big surprise when a hospital employee asked me to sign a Medicare form while I was waiting in the ER to see if I was to be admitted as an inpatient or sent home. I was lucky that the ...

I had a big surprise when a hospital employee asked me to sign a Medicare form while I was waiting in the ER to see if I was to be admitted as an inpatient or sent home. I was lucky that the ...