| Nursing Home Abuse Legal Glossary
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Malfeasance: Commission of a
wrongful act; evil doing; wrongful conduct.
Malnourished: Suffering from
malnutrition.
Malnutrition: A serious health
problem caused by poor nutrition due to an insufficient or poorly
balanced diet.
Manipulation: This occurs when one
person deviously influences another for his or her own advantage.
Material Fact: Generally, a fact
essential to a case or a defense without which said case or defense
could not be supported.
Medicaid: A joint federal and
state program that helps with medical costs for many low-income people.
Medicaid programs vary from state to state, but if you qualify for both
Medicaid and Medicare, most health-care costs are covered.
Medically Necessary: Health-care
services and supplies are medically necessary when they are proper and
necessary to diagnose and/or treat a medical condition and not merely
used for the convenience of the physician or the patient.
Medicare: A federal health
insurance program for persons 65 or older. Medicare also covers some
people under 65 who suffer from certain disabilities as well as people
with End-Stage Renal Disease
Medicare Managed Care Plan: A plan
permitting you to go to specific doctors, specialists, and hospitals on
the plan's list. Medicare Managed Care Plans must cover all Medicare
Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)
health care. The plan may or may not cover extras, like prescriptions.
Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance):
Medicare Part A pays for in-patient hospital stays, skilled nursing home
care, home health care, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance):
Medicare Part B pays for doctor's services, out-patient hospital care,
and other services not covered by Medicare Part A.
Medigap: A Medicare supplemental
health insurance policy offered by private insurance companies that
fills the gaps in the original Medicare plan.
Misfeasance: Improper performance
of a lawful act.
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