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Medicare For People With Alzheimer’s Disease And Other Chronic Conditions

April 3, 2002

As the New York Times reported on March 31, 2002 (p.1), Medicare advocates have been successful in convincing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to loosen Medicare's denial practices for people with Alzheimer's disease and … [Read more...] about Medicare For People With Alzheimer’s Disease And Other Chronic Conditions

Filed Under: archived Tagged With: Chronic Conditions

Recommendations for a Coordinated Care Benefit in the Medicare Program

March 27, 2002

The Center for Medicare Advocacy's recent conference on adding a coordinated care benefit to the traditional Medicare program achieved a high level of agreement on the importance of changing attitudes as well as institutional factors to improve … [Read more...] about Recommendations for a Coordinated Care Benefit in the Medicare Program

Filed Under: archived Tagged With: Chronic Conditions, Medicare and Health Care Reform, Medicare and Health Reform

Changes to “Important Message from Medicare” Regarding Hospital Notice

September 27, 2000

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has made revisions to its Important Message from Medicare notice which all beneficiaries receive upon admission to the hospital and again at the time that the hospital establishes a discharge date. … [Read more...] about Changes to “Important Message from Medicare” Regarding Hospital Notice

Filed Under: archived Tagged With: Acute Hospital Care

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