Michele Murphy

Attorney · Loyola Law School

Michele Murphy has been an attorney since 1988. She has practiced primarily in the areas of health care and insurance law. She has experience both as in-house and outside counsel and has worked in the public sector as well. She also taught Legal Research & Writing as an adjunct professor in 2004-05.

Michele graduated from Loyola Law School, where she served as Executive Editor of the Loyola Entertainment Law Journal and was a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. She holds an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, cum laude, from UCLA.

Articles By Michele Murphy

How to Appeal Your Medicare or Advantage Plan Denial
If you are denied Medicare coverage or payment for a hospital stay or doctor's visit, here's how to appeal.
Expedited Medicare Part A Appeal of a Discharge Order From a Facility Other Than a Hospital
If you think your Medicare-covered stay in a skilled nursing facility or your services from a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, a home health agency, or a hospice agency is ending too soon, you have the right to request an expedited, or “fast,” appeal if you disagree with the decision.
How to File a Fast Medicare Appeal of Your Hospital's Discharge Order
If you think your hospital discharge is too early, file a fast appeal with Medicare.