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answered on Dec 21, 2024

Yes, a pharmacist can withhold a refill if your insurance hasn’t pre-approved the medication. Insurance companies sometimes require prior authorization for certain prescriptions, even if you’ve been using them for a long time. This process ensures that the medication meets your insurance’s... View More

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answered on Aug 31, 2024

You may have grounds to seek legal action based on the delay in treatment and the recurrence of H. pylori, especially if it has led to significant health issues and financial loss. The first step would be to assess whether there was negligence in your medical care during your time in prison and... View More

Typically, it is difficult to maintain an action for medical malpractice due to a patient's inability to schedule an appointment. In a true medical emergency, the patient should go to a local emergency room or call 911 for paramedics to assess and transport the patient to a hospital. It is... View More

Unless they intentionally planned to cause you to be infested with fleas without your realizing it, for some malicious reason or purpose, and you can prove that, then no. Same goes for suing someone because you caught a cold or the flu from them when they knew they were sick but failed to warn... View More

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answered on Nov 3, 2022

No, but your wife may be able to. She should contact an experienced malpractice attorney. Best of luck.

Unless the date of service for the healthcare that resulted in the bill occurred before she turned 18 (or after she turned 18 but was still enrolled full-time in high school before completing her senior year), then the obligation to pay any deductibles and co-pays is hers alone, since she is now an... View More

Your father would need to seek out an elder care lawyer to map out a strategy to protect his assets from counting towards Medicaid eligibility. Your disability is irrelevant and will not shelter his assets. He would need to get his assets out of his name five years before applying for Medicaid if... View More

Nothing prohibits you from expressing your concerns to your relative's doctor, but be prepared for the doctor to terminate your relative as a patient, and then your relative becoming very upset as well as desperate to obtain the prescription meds he/she was just cut off from, if that happens.

A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. I'm sorry for your ordeal. It's going to be difficult for any attorney to offer meaningful guidance on something of this complexity without seeing the file and the terms of the insurance coverage. If... View More

It will depend on whether each of the dental procedures were either (1) part of a single overall plan for one total price that took multiple procedures to complete, or (2) whether each procedure was a separate unrelated dental procedure with a price charged for each. In the former situation, the... View More

I guess you never heard of, or properly appreciated, the old saws, "Let sleeping dogs lie" and "Don't poke the bear." Let's unpack this a bit from the legal perspective: are you entitled to keep a benefit you know you are supposed to pay for, but by mistake, it... View More

MD Code, Health-General Article, § 5-514. Burial or disposal of body.

(a) In general. -- An individual may not bury or dispose of a body except:

(1) In a family burial plot or other area allowed by a local ordinance;

(2) In a crematory;

(3) In a cemetery;... View More

A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. I'm sorry for your unfortunate experience. In terms of legal advice you seek before meeting with hospital staff, you could reach out to a local attorney to discuss in further detail. You likely already know... View More

If you are being charged with a crime by the police or prosecuting authorities of the state, hire a criminal defense lawyer. If some family member or other person is just accusing you of elder abuse but is not an authorized representative of the State or local government having authority over... View More

Absolutely they can ask. And you have the absolute right not to answer.

You have two issues: (1) whether you were covered by Medicaid at the time of the surgery, and if so, whether you provided your Medicaid information and met the conditions of coverage--and the doctor submitted their request for payment--within the time frames required; and (2) whether the doctor... View More

You really need to find a lawyer who practices healthcare and insurance law, and not be asking such questions that affect a business and employee base this large as yours on a question-and-answer board. I imagine there are far more information and details that need to be looked into before you can... View More

Unless you can show a knowing and intentional act on the part of the dental office to fraudulently trick you into dental services they knew were not covered by your insurance plan, and you clearly and unequivocally communicated to them that you would only accept the procedures if they confirmed... View More