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.
Encephalitis can occur with certain childhood viral illnesses, such as mumps, measles, varicella (chicken pox), rubella (German measles), or mononucleosis. A much more serious type of encephalitis is caused by the herpes simplex virus * (HSV).HSV rarely infects the brain, but when it does, it can be life threatening. West Nile virus, which first arrived in the United States from other parts of the world in the late 1990s, can cause encephalitis as well.ncephaliti s may be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and other organisms. These agents include:. 1  Measles, chicken pox, rubella (German measles), mumps, polio, and other viral illnesses, which generally lead to a mild form of encephalitis known as postinfectious or para-infctious encephalitis.