For the next 80 days, the patient is personally responsible for a daily copayment, and Medicare pays the rest of covered costs. In 2013, the copayment amount is $148; the amount goes up each year. After 100 days in any benefit period, you are on your own as far as Medicare Part A hospital insurance is concerned.
The Lumbee tribe has mixed origins. Coastal North Carolina was originally the home of Algonquian Indian bands (Pamlico, Hatteras, or Croatan,) Siouan Indian bands (Cheraw and Catawba,) and Tuscarora groups. But many Indians of the east coast died from smallpox and other European diseases after colonists first arrived.
This week, a group of Seminole Indians in Florida is commemorating an important historical event â when a Seminole named Polly Parker organized and led an escape from federal troops more than 150 years ago. It came at a time when Indians were being deported to the West in what became known as the Trail of Tears.Florida's Seminoles call themselves the unconquered people because, through three wars with federal troops, they resisted deportation to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi.t came at a time when Indians were being deported to the West in what became known as the Trail of Tears. Florida's Seminoles call themselves the unconquered people because, through three wars with federal troops, they resisted deportation to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi.