The number of Medicare patients receiving observation care jumped 69% in five years, to 1.6 million in 2011, according to the most recent federal data. When seniors call Medicare to complain about observation status, the option to appeal is rarely mentioned.
(January 2017) Modal is a type of rayon, a semi-synthetic cellulose fiber made by spinning reconstituted cellulose, in this case often from beech trees. Modal is used alone or with other fibers (often cotton or spandex) in household items such as pajamas, towels, bathrobes, underwear and bedsheets. Modal is processed under different conditions to produce a fiber that is stronger and more stable when it is wet than standard rayon, yet has a soft feel, similar to cotton. See also
You may have seen the word modal listed as fiber content in clothing. Modal is type of rayon textile made from fibers of the beech tree. The term rayon applies to fabric/fiber made of the wood pulp from any tree. Modal uses only beechwood. It is not listed as a totally natural fiber because the wood pulp from the tree is heavily processed using a number of chemicals.