December 12, 2011 – What if You Missed the Annual Enrollment Period?

NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL

Monday, December 12, 2011– 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time

Call-in Number: 1(888)206-2266

Pass Code: 1050263#

NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone.  This frees up lines and holds down costs.

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• Welcome and Housekeeping  (David Lipschutz, CMA, Moderator)
  • Extender Bill  (re: QI, therapy caps, physician payment)
     
• Litigation Update   (Gill Deford, CMA)
  • Jimmo (Improvement)
  • Bagnall (Observation) [Ali Bers, CMA]
  • Other litigation
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals and the Three-Hour Rule (of Thumb)
     

• What if You Missed the Annual Enrollment Period? (David Lipschutz, CMA)
  • After 12/7/11, what are my clients’ options?
     

• 2012 Updates (David Lipschutz, Alfred Chiplin, CMA)
  • New Point-of-Service Notice for Part D Benefit
  • No Part D Cost-sharing for HCBS Recipients
  • DMEPOS
     
• General Medicare Q&A* (Moderator)
   
• Wrap-up  (Moderator)
   
• Issue Briefs on Center’s Website
   
• Searchable Database
   
• Next Call

• https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/ALJDecisions/ALJSearch.asp. 
• https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/Projects/AdvocatesAlliance/AdvocatesAlliance.IssueBriefs.htm.