Does Medicare Cover Visits to the ER?
A medical emergency can occur to anyone at any time, but studies show that trips to the emergency room become more common as people get older. In fact, these numbers reveal that over 16 percent of adults in the United States who are 65 and older are treated in hospital emergency rooms annually. Most people who are older than 65 visit hospital emergency rooms across the country for the following reasons: Injuries due to falls which are the leading cause of injury (fatal and non-fatal) for…