Time for Medicare Enrollment – Time to Talk Turkey! Reminder – You CAN Leave the Nursing Home for the Holidays Jimmo Implementation Council Meets to Discuss the State of Skilled Maintenance Care Thank You!Time for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – November 27, 2019
Archives for November 2019
Time for Medicare Enrollment – Time to Talk Turkey!
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Medicare Rights Center:Medicare Fall Open Enrollment continues through December 7 — so you still have time to make certain changes to your coverage, including switching prescription drug plans or … [Read more...] about Time for Medicare Enrollment – Time to Talk Turkey!
Issue Brief – November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
(The views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy.)I. ENROLLMENT PERIOD UPDATESOverviewThe Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) – the period during which … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
AgendaEnrollment Period Updates (David Lipschutz)Including Medicare Plan Finder, referrals to SHIPsH.R. 3 – Prescription Drug Bill with Medicare Improvements (Kata Kertesz & David Lipschutz)Prescription Drug … [Read more...] about November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
CMA Alert – November 21, 2019
Home for the Holidays: Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay Two Weeks Left in Medicare Enrollment Period Medicare Advantage Plans Impede Access to Care: Case Study #2 Issue Alert - Medicare Benefit Periods Under … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – November 21, 2019
Two Weeks Left in Medicare Enrollment Period
The current Medicare enrollment period ends on December 7, 2019. As reported yesterday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, while some Medicare Plan Finder (MFP) problems previously identified have been fixed, there are still significant outstanding … [Read more...] about Two Weeks Left in Medicare Enrollment Period
Family History of Colon Cancer Should Increase the Frequency of Colonoscopies, but Ultimately the MA Plan, Not the Treating Doctor, May Determine When Procedures Will Occur
Ms. McNeil has a family history of colon cancer that is well known to her doctors. Her mother’s father died of colon cancer at age 52, her father died of colon cancer at 76. Ms. McNeil and all of her siblings have had pre-cancerous polyps removed … [Read more...] about Family History of Colon Cancer Should Increase the Frequency of Colonoscopies, but Ultimately the MA Plan, Not the Treating Doctor, May Determine When Procedures Will Occur
Issue Alert – Medicare Benefit Periods Under PDPM
Benefit Periods. Medicare covers up to a maximum of 100 days of skilled nursing facility (SNF/nursing home) care in each benefit period. A benefit period begins on the first day that a nursing home resident receives services and ends when the … [Read more...] about Issue Alert – Medicare Benefit Periods Under PDPM
Medicare Is Being Ruined – You Can Help Fix It for Today
We appreciate your interest in our efforts to keep Medicare strong, advocate for the people who rely on Medicare, and provide important information.As someone who is invested in our activities, we write today hoping you will help us spread the … [Read more...] about Medicare Is Being Ruined – You Can Help Fix It for Today
CMA Alert – November 14, 2019
Medicare is Being Privatized. Where is the Outcry? Medicare Advantage Plans Impede Access to Care: Case Study #1 Support for Medicare Oral Health Benefits 2020 Medicare Cost-Sharing Rates ReleasedMedicare is Being Privatized. Where … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – November 14, 2019