Annotated Bibliography

Kortzeborn, C. (2016, Oct 6). Know your rights on Medicare and appeals. San

Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), p. 15.. Retrieved from

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15FD8460A8353680?p=AWNB

This article talks about how a patient with Medicare can make an appeal. An appeal is

when a patient disagrees with what Medicare has to offer. It shows that if a patient believes that

he or she is not getting proper health benefits then they can make an appeal to get either longer

health care services or even a medical prescription. This article also shows patients how to make

an appeal and shows how each appeal is different depending on the type of coverage a patient

has by Medicare.

This source is credible because it comes from the San Diego Union-Tribune, which is an

online website. It is also reliable since it came from LSUs library database. The author is Cate

Kortzeborn, who is Medicares acting regional administrator. The source gives a telephone

number to call, which is the number to Medicare.

This article is helpful for my paper because it helps the audience work with me to solve

the problem. Since the letter is from a representative of Medicare to a patient who wants longer

physical therapy sessions, an appeal was thought of in order to solve the problem. This way the
patient can try to receive more medical benefits. This article shows ways in which a patient can

try to make an appeal.

(2012, September 12). Marci's Medicare Answers: Does Medicare cover outpatient

physical therapy?. Daily Review, The (Morgan City, LA). p. 3.

This article is a letter written by a woman named Marci to a man named Nick. He is

emailing her to find out if outpatient physical therapy is covered by Medicare. Marci tells Nick

that medicare does cover outpatient physical therapy. However, this letter shows that medicare

will only cover physical therapy if the patient's condition improves or if the patients condition

gets worse without the extra help. The letter also explains the cost of physical therapy that will

be covered by medicare.

This is a credible source because it came from LSUs library database. The Medical

Rights Center offers Marcis Medicare Answers as a service. It helps people learn more

information about medicare and assistance. It is also credible because it gives a phone number

and an email address in order to speak with a counselor or ask a question. It also gives people the

opportunity to visit their website at www.medicare interactive.org.

This source is useful in my paper because it allows my audience to understand what

medicare covers for patients. It also is useful because it shows that medicare will only cover for
patients who are open to improvement. With this being said, this is helpful because the patient in

my paper is no longer able to receive physical therapy sessions from medicare because he is no

longer able to show improvement.

Tierney, R. A. (2017). Medicare. MagillS Medical Guide (Online Edition)

This article talks about medicares policies. It talks about how people have to be a certain

age in order to receive medicare, must have worked for a certain amount of time, and has to be a

United States citizen. It talks about the four sections of medicare which are A, B, C, and D.

This source is credible because it came from a reliable website, LSUs library database. It

is also credible because it came from the author, Roberta A. Tierney. She was a nursing teacher

from 1974 until her retirement. She received degrees from the University of Illinois, University

of Toledo, St. Josephs School of Nursing, and the University of Loyola.

This article is a good source for my paper because it shows who is eligible to receive

medicare's benefits. Since I am talking to a patient in my paper from a Medicare representative,

this source is helpful in allowing the patient to understand how he qualified for Medicare.