Medicare has helped my husband to go to the hospital, Dr. Visits, Prescriptions. It has given my husband a fighting chance to LIVE. Thank God for Medicare. By L.W., the Spouse of a Medicare Beneficiary from Florida … [Read more...] about 30. Medicare Provides Hope for Patients and Families
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29. Medicare Needs to Address Enrollment Confusion and Notify People When it’s Time to Enroll
Our country has a patchwork of different types of health insurance coverage, including individual insurance policies, employer-based insurance coverage plans available through the new Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Medicare – the … [Read more...] about 29. Medicare Needs to Address Enrollment Confusion and Notify People When it’s Time to Enroll
28. Medicare Makes Health Care Affordable
"If it were not for Medicare I could not possibly afford the health care that I get."- R.B, A Medicare Beneficiary from New Mexico … [Read more...] about 28. Medicare Makes Health Care Affordable
27. Medicare Covers Preventive Care
Medicare is not just an acute care benefit. It covers skilled maintenance nursing and therapy; in some cases it covers long-term home care. Also, importantly, Medicare covers many preventive services, which, when utilized, can help limit the … [Read more...] about 27. Medicare Covers Preventive Care
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee and CMS Regarding Important Health Care Proposals
1. Comments to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care WorkgroupOn June 22, 2015, the Center for Medicare Advocacy submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Workgroup in response to the Committee’s May 22, 2015 request … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee and CMS Regarding Important Health Care Proposals
The Jimmo Implementation Council
With support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has created a council of beneficiary advocates, providers, policy-makers and other partners to discuss, analyze and advance the implementation of the Jimmo v. … [Read more...] about The Jimmo Implementation Council
26. Medicare Needs a Timely Way for Patients to Appeal Hospice Denials
By Howard Back, a Medicare Beneficiary from CaliforniaMedicare funding for hospice services is a wonderful thing.But there is a missing element in the system: there is no timely way a hospice patient can appeal failure of a hospice to provide … [Read more...] about 26. Medicare Needs a Timely Way for Patients to Appeal Hospice Denials
25. Medicare Can Be a Source for LGBT Inclusive Medical Care
By LGBT Aging Advocacy (Connecticut) and CT TransAdvocacy CoalitionA substantial number of physicians serving Medicare participants do not know the sexual orientation or gender identification of the LGBT elders they care for, although … [Read more...] about 25. Medicare Can Be a Source for LGBT Inclusive Medical Care
Advancing Excellence: Very Few Nursing Homes are “Full Active Participants” and Nearly Half of Them Provide Poor Care
In September 2006, the nursing home industry announced a voluntary quality improvement campaign – Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes.[1] The campaign, now in its ninth year and third phase, describes its mission: “to make nursing homes … [Read more...] about Advancing Excellence: Very Few Nursing Homes are “Full Active Participants” and Nearly Half of Them Provide Poor Care
24. Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage
When Medicare began to provide coverage for prescription drugs almost 10 years ago, under Part D, millions of people who previously had no drug coverage were able to access needed medications. By any measure, the drug benefit has helped many … [Read more...] about 24. Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage