A1: Yes. Nothing in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicesâ (CMSâ) regulations, Provider Reimbursement Manual, or Program Instructions prohibit a hospital. from waiving collection of charges to any patients, Medicare or non-Medicare, including. low-income, uninsured or medically indigent individuals, if it is done as part of the. hospitalâs indigency policy.
The exact cause of encephalitis is often unknown, but the most commonly diagnosed cause is a viral infection. Bacterial infections and noninfectious inflammatory conditions also may cause encephalitis.An infection may result in one of two conditions affecting the brain:1  Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. 2  The infection may be concentrated in one area or widespread.acterial infections and noninfectious inflammatory conditions also may cause encephalitis. An infection may result in one of two conditions affecting the brain: 1  Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. 2  The infection may be concentrated in one area or widespread.
Tick-borne encephalitis is inflammation of the brain caused by a virus carried by ticks, which are small, blood-sucking parasites. The virus can be transmitted from an infected tick to humans through a tick bite. Tick-borne encephalitis occurs across a vast area ranging from western Europe to the east coast of Japan.