CALIFORNIA HEALTH ADVOCATES
Recently Mentioned in the Press
- JUL 25, 2024 AARP: Watch Out for Medicare Card Scams
- JUN 5, 2024 KBLA 1580 Black Talk Radio – A More Perfect Union – Dominique Diprima Show: Protecting Older Adults from Scams – Interview with Tatiana Fassieux with California SMP
- MAY 21, 2024 KBLA 1580 Black Talk Radio – A More Perfect Union – Dr. Nii-Quarterlai Quarter’s show: Medicare Hospice Fraud – Interview with SMP Partner, Sheila Clark of CHAPCA
- MAY 13, 2024 Insurance News Net: Experts say Medicaid won’t solve America’s long-term care insurance problem
- MAY 7, 2024 Washington State Standard: Why supporters of Washington’s long-term care program are worried
- APR 17, 2024 KBLA Black Talk Radio – A More Perfect Union: Medicare Fraud – What it is and how to detect and report it. Interview with Dr. Nii and Tatiana Fassieux, Education and Training Specialist
- APR 12, 2024 AS: How to Spot and Avoid Scams on Your Medicare Account
- JAN 25, 2024 ProPublica: Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses
- DEC 6, 2023 Oregon Division of Finance Regulation: Oregon Insurance Commissioner Andrew R. Stolfi honored with National Consumer Advocacy Award
- NOV 15, 2023 AARP: How to Become a Volunteer with Your Local Senior Medicare Patrol
- NOV 15, 2023 AARP: 8 Scams That Senior Medicare Patrols Are Seeing
- NOV 15, 2023 AARP: Senior Medicare Patrol Fights Fraud. The Winners? U.S. Taxpayers
- NOV 8, 2023 Fortune: How to protect yourself from Medicare scams – and what to do if you become a victim
- OCT 16, 2023 Kaiser Health News: Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New & What to Consider
- SEP 27, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle: Dianne Feinstein’s “significant medical expenses” point to a harsh reality for everyone
- SEP 18, 2023 Cal Matters: Thousands of Californians are losing Medi-Cal every month. What to do if you lose coverage
- AUG 25, 2023 ThinkAdvisor: California Warns Against Dishonest Marketing Tied to Long-Term Care Proposal
- AUG 13, 2023 Los Angeles Times: Madness & migraines? Side effects of trying to negotiate the Medicare maze
- May 9, 2023 Los Angeles Times: Medicare Advantage was meant to curb federal healthcare spending. It’s costing more instead
- JAN 26, 2023 MedPage Today: Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedly
- NOV 28, 2022 The New Yorker: How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle
- NOV 15, 2022 Kaiser Health News: Medicare Plan Finder Likely Won’t Note New $35 Cap on Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs
- OCT 11, 2022 California Health Report: California Elders Say They’re Misled When Enrolling in Medicare Plans. Here Are Some Solutions
- AUG 20, 2022 The Lancet: U.S. Congress lets Medicare negotiate lower drug prices
- AUG 2, 2022 National Dastak: How to Avoid Medicare Scams
- JUN 30, 2022 Santa Cruz Sentinel: How to Avoid Medicare Fraud
- JUN 3, 2022 CalBroker Magazine: Genetic Testing Scams on the Rise – Protect Your Medicare
- MAY 20, 2022 New York Times: Help with Medicare Costs: What You Need to Know
- APR 15, 2022 Insurance Newsnet: Whatever happened to long-term care insurance?
- MAR 22, 2022 Center for Health Journalism: The long-term care insurance market is a disaster. Can Washington state offer a better path forward?
- MAR 3, 2022 Kaiser Health News: Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
- FEB 17, 2022 Calexico Chronicle: Efforts Help Combat Local Hospice Enrollment Scams
- JAN 17, 2022 Benzinga: New Legislation Delays Medicare Payment Cuts to Health Care Providers
- JAN 5, 2022 ThinkAdvisor: California to Let Kids Add Dependent Parents to Family Health Policies
- DEC 29, 2021 The Washington Post: How to help your parents navigate health care in retirement
- DEC 6, 2021 AARP: 3 Ways to Avoid Being Rejected or Overcharged for a Medigap Policy
- NOV 11, 2022 Kaiser Health News: Medicare’s Open Enrollment is Open Season for Scammers
- OCT 27, 2021 Kaiser Health News: Medicare Plans’ Free Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost
- OCT 13, 2021 Medpage Today: Medicare Patients Don’t Compare Plans
- OCT 9, 2021 Daily Bulletin: Medicare Support: HICAP can help seniors avoid bad decisions
- SEP 22, 2021 S&P Global: Genworth, industry search for a way forward in troubled long-term care sector
- AUG 21, 2021 The Record: Funding Ensures Kern Seniors Receive Quality Services
- AUG 11, 2021 InsuranceNewsNet: $3.5T Budget Deal May Take Pressure Off Long-Term Care Insurance
- AUG 10, 2021 Health Payer Intelligence: Navigating Medigap Plans: How Payers Can Lead the Way
- AUG 4, 2021 JD SUPRA: Updates to the Long Term Care Insurance NAIC Model Act & Model Regulation
- JAN 27, 2021 KVON.com Radio: Senior Moments Podcast on Medicare Fraud with Micki Nozaki
- JAN 12, 2021 California Health Report: How California Can Fix Its Hospice System & Reduce Care Inequities
- DEC 9, 2020 Los Angeles Times: End-of-life care has boomed in California. So has fraud targeting older Americans
- NOV 2020 California Broker Magazine: When COBRA Bites Medicare Eligible Workers
- OCT 2, 2020 U.S. News & World Report: How SHIPs Can Help with Your Medicare Questions & Problems
- SEP 14, 2020 Martinsville Bulletin: Are Medicare Advantage Plans Worth the Risk?
- AUG 10, 2020 Health Payer Intelligence: Navigating Medigap Plans: How Payers Can Lead the Way
- AUG 2020 California Broker Magazine: COVID-19 Medicare Scams
- JUL 28, 2020 AARP: Don’t Make These Medicare Mistakes If You Loose Your Job After 65
- MAY 29, 2020 California Health Report: For Seniors, Another COVID Hazard: Scammers
- APR 3, 2020 The Orange County Register: Scammers aim to exploit seniors with new ploys amid coronavirus crisis
- MAR 10, 2020 The Sacramento Bee: California nursing homes limit social visits, ramp up prevention as coronavirus hits elderly
- FEB 20, 2020 Tri County Century: Help Stop Medicare Fraud & Abuse
- FEB 11, 2020 PopHealth Podcast: California’s Leaders in Aging, Including The Director of the CA Dept of Aging, Join the Show While Attending The California Association of Area Agencies on Aging Annual Conference (Micki Nozaki, California Senior Medicare Patrol Project Director & Tatiana Fassieux, California Health Advocates’ Training & Education Specialist, speak at minutes 27 and 31:27 respectively)
- JAN 23, 2020 InsuranceNewsNet: NAIC Names 2020 Consumer Liaison Representatives
- JAN 22, 2020 ThinkAdvisor: Keep COBRA From Biting Medicare-Eligible Consumers ~ House Reps
- JAN 3, 2020 LifeAnnuitySpecialist: MetLife Settles Suit in Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
- JAN 2, 2020 ThinkAdvisor: The New MACRA Medigap Deductible Rules Are Here
- DEC 19, 2019 Stock Daily Dish: What Happens to a Congressman’s Health Insurance if Obamacare Goes Down?
- DEC 6, 2019 Kaiser Health News: Website Errors Raise Calls for Medicare to Be Flexible with Seniors’ Enrollment
- DEC 3, 2019 Medpage Today: Medicare Advantage Enrollees Discover Dirty Little Secret
- DEC 2, 2019 Center for Medicare Advocacy: CMS Not Acknowledging Plan Finder Problems Could Hurt Beneficiaries – Full Statement
- NOV 20, 2019 Los Angeles Times: Here’s why Californians with health coverage are being hit with surprise fees
- NOV 13, 2019 Kaiser Health News: Dialysis Patients Panic as Financial ‘Life Raft’ Becomes Unmoored
- OCT 31, 2019 Kiplinger: Avoid the Obstacles of Long-Term-Care Claims
- OCT 11, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle: Medicare’s online price comparison tool missing key details
- OCT 2019 California Broker Magazine: 2020 Changes to Medicare Medigap Supplement Coverage
- SEP 3, 2019 Inside Health Policy: Beneficiary Advocates Worried About New Medicare Plan Finder
- SEP 2, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle: Policyholders Struggle with Costs of Long Term Care
- AUG 23, 2019 New York Times: Your Long Term Care Insurance Rate Spiked. Now What?
- AUG 4, 2019 ThinkAdvisor: New NAIC Long Term Care Insurance Squad May Keep Some Work Private
- JUL 31, 2019 Kaiser Health News: Genetic Testing Scams Target Seniors and Rips Off Medicare
- JUL 2019 California Broker Magazine, pp. 8 & 41: Beneficiaries Pay a High Price for Hospice Fraud
- JUN 19, 2019 San Diego Union-Tribune: Seniors Continue to Get Braces They Didn’t Order Despite Federal Crackdown
- JUN 14, 2019 SCVNews.com: Seniors: Say No to ‘Free’ Genetic Tests
- MAY 23, 2019 LA This Week: Senior Fraud Awareness Day
- MAY 2, 2019 MedicareQuick: Downside of Medigap Plan F with Extra or Innovative Benefits
- MAY 2, 2019 Culver City Observer: Senior, Beware ~ The Scams Never Stop
- MAR 2019 California Broker Magazine: What’s California’s Top Medicare Scam? pp.14-15
- FEB 27, 2019 Kiplinger: Medicare Advantage Cost-Cutting Rule Could Impact Care
- DEC 13, 2018 California Healthline: Feds Join Lawsuit Alleging Sutter Health Padded Revenue with False Patient Data
- DEC 3, 2018 U.S. News & World Report: What to Know About Step Therapy & How It Works
- OCT 23, 2018 San Diego Union Tribune: On Medicare? Watch Out for Fraud
- OCT 2018: California Broker Magazine: Medicare Fraud: Learn How to Help Your Clients Protect Themselves
- AUG 30, 2018 Kiplinger: Save Money on Medicare
- JUL 6, 2018 KUSI News: 525,000 Medicare beneficiaries in San Diego County to receive new cards
- JUL 2, 2018 Bakersfield.com: Medicare issuing new, more secure cards, prompting scams
- JUN 29, 2018 Monterey Herald: New Medicare cards coming, so are the scams
- JUN 20, 2018 Action News Now: New Medicare Cards Could Bring New Scams
- MAY 19, 2018 Fresno Bee: New Medicare Cards Are in the Mail, and Identity Thieves Are Going to Hate Them
- APR 5, 2018 U.S. News & World Report: What to Consider When Shopping For Medicare Coverage
- MAR 26, 2018 U.S. News & World Report: Retirees Get New Medicare Cards
- MAR 15, 2018 Modern Healthcare: How can we improve care for dual-eligibles, CMS asks
- FEB 27, 2018 Kiplinger: 7 Ways to Maximize Medicare Benefits
- FEB 25, 2018 Elliot: Scammers are hurrying to beat a new identity theft protection measure
- JAN 30, 2018 CaliforniaHealth Report: Despite Medicare, Low-Income Seniors Feel the Pain of Rising Medical Costs
- DEC 6, 2017 Consumer Reports: Should You Consider Buying Health Insurance From a Health Care Sharing Ministry?
- OCT 15, 2017 USA Today: Medicare open enrollment has begun: What you need to know
- AUG 31, 2017 Consumer Reports: Long-Term Care Insurance Gets a Make Over
- JUN 6, 2017 Kaiser Health News: Feds to Waive Penalties for Some Who Signed Up Late for Medicare
- APR 12, 2017 NPR: What Happens to a Congressman’s Health Insurance if Obamacare Goes Down?
- APR 6, 2017 ThinkAdvisor: 5 Long-Term Care Hybrid Perspectives
- APR 5, 2017 California Healthline: Trump Budget Blueprint Targets Medicare Counseling Program for Cuts
- MAR 2017 AARP Bulletin: Medicare Fraud’s New Face: Immigrants targeted in multimillion-dollar schemes (PDF)
- DEC 14, 2016 LifeHealthPRO: Consumer Rep Seeks Standard LTCI Issuer Insolvency Notice
- OCT 18, 2016 Kiplinger: Guide to Medicare Open Enrollment for 2017
- AUG 29, 2016 Kaiser Health News: Protecting California’s Seniors From Surprise Hospital, Nursing Home Bills
- AUG 2, 2016 Nerdwallet: Short-Term Care Insurance Policies on the Rise in Niche Market
- JUL 11, 2016 LifeHealthPRO: 7 Ideas for Improving Long Term Care Insurance ~ Long-time Patient Advocate Bonnie Burns Shows Regulators Her Wish List
- JUL 1, 2016 Kaiser Health News: Catastrophic Insurance Could Help With Long-Term Care Expenses: Studies
- JUN 30, 2016 Reuters: Keep Medicare advice SHIP afloat for U.S. seniors
- JUN 17, 2016 Kaiser Health News: Senate Panel Kills Medicare Program That Offers Help On Enrollment, Billing Issues
- JUN 15, 2016 Holtville Tribune: Eduardo Garcia at the Senior Stop Scammers event
- MAY 25, 2016 LifeHealthPRO: 3 sips: State regulators’ huge LTCI report
- MAY 10, 2016 Business Wire: SCAN Health Plan Helps Provide Needed Education for People Transitioning from a Covered California Plan to Medicare
- APR 4, 2016 LifeHealthPRO: LTC regulator panel may consider viaticals, hybrids
- MAR 31, 2016 Claremont Courier: Expert panel advises group on senior-focused scams
- MAR 10, 2016 Money: How Can I Avoid Paying the Medicare Part D Penalty?
- MAR 8, 2016 Money: Why Long-term Care Insurance Is Becoming a Tougher Call
- FEB 29, 2016 Money: 13 Smart Ways to Save on Prescription Drugs
- FEB 3, 2016 Kaiser Health News: Buying Supplemental Insurance Can Be Hard For Younger Medicare Beneficiaries
- JAN 5, 2016 National Public Radio: Are Health Plans That Pay A Lump Sum For Critical Illnesses Worth It?
- MAR 10, 2016 Money: How Can I Avoid Paying the Medicare Part D Penalty?
- MAR 8, 2016 Money: Why Long-term Care Insurance Is Becoming a Tougher Call
- FEB 29, 2016 Money: 13 Smart Ways to Save on Prescription Drugs
- FEB 3, 2016 Kaiser Health News: Buying Supplemental Insurance Can Be Hard For Younger Medicare Beneficiaries
- JAN 5, 2016 National Public Radio: Are Health Plans That Pay A Lump Sum For Critical Illnesses Worth It?
- NOV 25, 2015 California Healthline: Amid Growing Rx Costs, No Consensus on Addressing Access
- NOV 24, 2015 SF Gate: Big premium increases foreseen for Medicare drug plan
- NOV 23, 2015 The Sacramento Bee: Medicare premiums rising: Here’s what to look for
- NOV 22, 2015 The Virginian-Pilot: Experts foresee big premium increases for Medicare drug plan
- NOV 17, 2015 US News & World Report: Seniors and taxpayers facing higher costs in Medicare’s popular prescription drug plan
- NOV 5, 2015 California Healthline: Medicare Advantage Competition Rated Strongest in Southern California
- OCT 26, 2015 San Francisco Chronicle: Congress nearing partial fix for Medicare Part B fee increase
- OCT 23, 2015 The New York Times: Learning the Unfamiliar Language of Home Care
- OCT 16, 2015 Los Angeles Times: Finding the right plan during Medicare open enrollment
- OCT 15, 2015 U.S. News & World Report: How to Protect Yourself Against Common Medicare Scams
- OCT 13, 2015 Sacramento Bee: Seniors beware: Medicare scams heat up during open enrollment
- OCT 1, 2015 Sacramento Bee: Medicare sticker shock: Soaring drug prices could trip up seniors.
- SEP 4, 2015 LA Times: Healthcare watch: How to avoid becoming a victim of Medicare fraud.
- AUG 5, 2015 Merced Sun-Star: Merced County hospitals hit with Medicare readmission penalties
- NOV 25, 2015 California Healthline: Amid Growing Rx Costs, No Consensus on Addressing Access
- NOV 24, 2015 SF Gate: Big premium increases foreseen for Medicare drug plan
- NOV 23, 2015 The Sacramento Bee: Medicare premiums rising: Here’s what to look for
- NOV 22, 2015 The Virginian-Pilot: Experts foresee big premium increases for Medicare drug plan
- NOV 17, 2015 US News & World Report: Seniors and taxpayers facing higher costs in Medicare’s popular prescription drug plan
- NOV 5, 2015 California Healthline: Medicare Advantage Competition Rated Strongest in Southern California
- OCT 26, 2015 San Francisco Chronicle: Congress nearing partial fix for Medicare Part B fee increase
- OCT 23, 2015 The New York Times: Learning the Unfamiliar Language of Home Care
- OCT 16, 2015 Los Angeles Times: Finding the right plan during Medicare open enrollment
- OCT 15, 2015 U.S. News & World Report: How to Protect Yourself Against Common Medicare Scams
- OCT 13, 2015 Sacramento Bee: Seniors beware: Medicare scams heat up during open enrollment
- OCT 1, 2015 Sacramento Bee: Medicare sticker shock: Soaring drug prices could trip up seniors.
- SEP 4, 2015 LA Times: Healthcare watch: How to avoid becoming a victim of Medicare fraud.
- AUG 5, 2015 Merced Sun-Star: Merced County hospitals hit with Medicare readmission penalties
- JUL 28, 2015 The Sacramento Bee: Happy 50th: 5 things to know about Medicare
- JUL 21, 2015 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Volunteers get ‘thank you’ for thousands of hours of service
- JUL 17, 2015 Central Valley Business Times: New law increases financial protections for seniors investing in annuities
- JUL, 2015 The Costco Connection: Take Care With Medicare
- JUN 25, 2015 Kaiser Health News: When Turning 65, Consumers With Marketplace Plans Need To Be Vigilant In Choosing Health Coverage
- JUN, 2015 AARP Bulletin: New Medicare Scams Spread Across US
- JUN 24, 2015 MERCED SUN-STAR: Tatiana Fassieux: 50 years ago, Medicare created to provide health care for seniors
- MAR 6, 2015 LifeHealthPro: Advocate wants NAIC to study life-LTC hybrid disclosures
- FEB 3, 2015 California Healthline: New Reports Shine Light on Long-Term Care Problems
- DEC 25, 2014 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ask Emily: It’s not easy to check out of Hotel Covered California
- DEC 3, 2014 Orange County Register: Ask Emily: Covered California is a hard plan to cancel
- NOV 17, 2014 The Sacramento Bee: New to Medicare? Drop Covered California fast
- NOV 16, 2014 Press-Telegram: Ask Emily: Drop Covered California if new to Medicare? Yes, and fast
- NOV 4, 2014 KARE 11: A war hero’s battle over insurance
- OCT 12, 2014 Los Angeles Times: How to judge Medicare plans
- OCT, 2014 Kiplinger: It’s Time for Medicare Open Enrollment
- JUN 24, 2014 HealthLeaders Media: Senior Medicare Fraud Patrol Recovers $5.9M
- MAR 16, 2014 San Bernardino County Sun: California’s planned health shift triggers questions
- MAR 12, 2014 Imperial Valley News: Assemblyman Manuel Pérez urges Restoration of Senior Funding
- MAR 2, 2014 The Sacramento Bee: Personal Finance: Answering questions about long-term care
- FEB 24, 2014California Healthline: Advocates Ask for Delay in Duals Project
- FEB 18, 2014Center for Advancing Health: Backlash Against Narrow Provider Networks Begins
- FEB 4, 2014 InsuranceNewsNet.com: Calif. Bill Seeks To Stop Insurers From Implementing Gender-Based Pricing
- JAN, 2014 Consumers Digest: Long-Term Care Insurance: Not Going According to Plan (or download PDF)
- DEC 16, 2013 LifeHealthPro.com: Groups call for tough LTCI rate rules
- DEC, 2013 Kiplinger’s Retirement Report: Volunteers on Prowl For Medicare Fraud
- DEC 5, 2013 San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: EQCA gets grant for Medicare fraud training
- DEC 2, 2013 Sacramento Bee: Personal Finance: There’s a health care deadline coming up…
- DEC, 2013 Kiplinger: Volunteers on Prowl For Medicare Fraud (download PDF)
- NOV 9, 2013 The New York Times: Con Men Prey on Confusion Over Health Care Act
- NOV 6, 2013 Chicago Tribune: Beware of Obamacare scam artists
- OCT 20, 2013 Los Angeles Times: Medicare recipients, review your coverage to save money
- OCT 15, 2013 SF Gate: Managing poverty income to get a health subsidy
- SEP 13, 2013 The Washington Post: Officials work to clarify for seniors effects of health-care shifts on Medicare
- SEP 10, 2013 Center for Health Reporting: Will insurance plans sold by Obamacare’s new marketplace meet your needs?
- SEP 9, 2013 Kiplinger: How to Avoid Obamacare Scams
- SEP 2013 On Wall Street: Long Term Scare
- SEP 6, 2013 Los Angeles Times: How to avoid becoming a victim of Medicare fraud
- SEP 5, 2013 National Journal: Relax, Republicans, Obamacare’s Sherpas Pose No Threat
- JUL 7, 2013 SF Gate: Taxpayers will bear brunt of Obamacare delay
- JUL 5, 2013 Life Health Pro: LTCI rate wiggle room: How much is enough?
- JUN 21-23, 2013 California Report: What’s Your Story? Deborah Gilman
- JUN 21, 2013 Kaiser Health News: Firm Relies On Medicare Experience As It Prepares To Open Federal Health Exchange Calls Centers
- JUN 20, 2013 Washington Post: Contractor that handles public’s Medicare queries will do same for Affordable Care Act
- JUN 15, 2012 Kiplinger: Need Medicare Help? Check These Sites
- JUN 8, 2013 Chico Enterprise-Record: Medicare changes up for dicussion
- JUN 7, 2013 New York Times: Fine Print and Red Tape in Long-Term Care Policies
- APR 29, 2013 Ventura Country Star: Medicare denials stoke questions about ambulance company’s billing
- MAR 22, 2013 Consumer Report: Will health reform make it easier to buy Medigap plans?
- MAR 01, 2013 Miami Herald: Affordable care act doesn’t cover long-term care policies
- FEB 25, 2013 Washington Post: Long-term-care insurance plans call for some women to pay more than men
- FEB 25, 2013 SF Gate: Long-term care rate hike stuns retirees
- FEB 05, 2013 Kaiser Health News: Long-Term Care Protection May Be Toothless
- FEB 05, 2013 Columbia Journalism: Medicare Uncovered: parsing Senator Corker’s big bill
- JAN 31, 2013 Caring.com: California Health Advocates: Interview With Elaine Wong Eakin, Executive Director
- JAN 28, 2013 Life Script: Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance? Why Insurance Premiums for Women Could Get More Costly
- JAN 09, 2013 Life Health Pro: The LTC reboot: 15 names
- NOV 19, 2012 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Money Magazine honors senior health care watchdog Bonnie Burns of Scotts Valley
- NOV 15, 2012 Columbia Journalism: An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage
- NOV 14, 2012 Life Health Pro: 2012 Elections: The Elderly
- OCT 15, 2012 CNN Money: Bonnie Burns – Fighting Medicare Insurance Fraud
- SEP 14, 2012 Ventura County Star: Real and Phony Relatives Contribute to Growing Problem of Fraud
- SEP 14, 2012 New York Times: As Medicare Fraud Evolves, Vigilance Is Required
- AUG 24, 2012 Huffington Post: At 55 And 53, Couple Split By Romney Medicare Plan
- AUG 15, 2012 LifeHealthPRO.com: NAIC Panel Eyes Medicare Supplement Incentives
- MAR 21, 2012 Reuters.com: Six keys to long-term care coverage
- MAR 21, 2012 Huffington Post: Long-Term Health Care: Higher Costs, Less Coverage
- FEB 14, 2012 ConsumerReports.org: I plan to turn down Medicare Part A. Your thoughts?
- FEB 14, 2012 LifeHealthPro.com: Bonnie Burns Looks at LTC
- FEB 13, 2012 LifeHealthPro.com: Budget 2013: Tax Targets Medigap
- FEB 2012 Red Bluff Daily News Online: Tehama County Consumer Protection and Fraud Awareness Fair helps guard seniors against fraud
- DEC 11, 2011 US Politics Today: Long-Term Care Insurance: Getting People the Benefits They Deserve
- DEC 1, 2011 California Healthline: Medicare Physicians Nervously Await Yearly ‘Doc Fix
- NOV 28, 2011 Red Bluff Daily News: Workshop answers Medicare concern at the Red Bluff Community Center
- NOV 21, 2011 Kaiser Health News: Officials Looking To Cut Federal Spending Eye Medigap Policies
- NOV 14, 2011 Los Angeles Times: Health 411: Answers on healthcare and Medicare open enrollment
- NOV 11, 2011 California Healthline: Senate Committee Takes Aim at Long-Term Care
- NOV 3, 2011 Consumer Reports Health: I’m 65 and have been denied Medicare because my husband is five years younger. Help!
- NOV 1, 2011 CNN Money: Solving the new Medicare puzzle
- OCT 31, 2011 Ventura County Star: Medicare enrollment brings daze and confusion
- OCT 21, 2011 CNN Money: Medicare: How much more will they cut?
- OCT 5, 2011 California Healthline: The Benefits of Changing Medicare’s Drug Benefit
- SEP 23, 2011 California Healthline: State, Federal Officials Encourage Physicians To Fight Health Care Fraud
- SEP 20, 2011 USA Today: Senior Medicare Patrols help fight fraud
- SEP 15, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek: A Bureaucrat Even a Politician Can Love
- SEP 12, 2011 Health Beat / The Century Foundation: Increasing Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs Is a Misguided Strategy for Deficit Reduction
- SEP 2, 2011 MarketWatch: Got Medicare? You may be paying too much
- AUG 30, 2011 Kaiser Health News: Changes to Medigap Plans Meets Resistance
- AUG 30, 2011 InsideHealthPolicy.com: NAIC Subgroup To Discuss Medigap Reforms Proposed
- JUL 26, 2011 Times-Standard: Gray Matters: Bewildering choices
- JUN 2011 AARP: Medicare Posse
- MAY 30, 2011 Los Angeles Times: Health 411 Blog: Don’t let under-26 son go without insurance
- MAY 25, 2011 USC Annenberg School for Communications & Journalism: Q&A with Trudy Lieberman: Finding Local Stories in the Great Medicare Debate of 2011
- MAY 9, 2011 Kaiser Health News: For The NAIC, A Consequential Decision On The MLR (Guest Opinion).
- APR 28, 2011 Bay Citizen: Health Reform Legislation Advances
- APR 25, 2011 CNNMoney: The future of your health care
- MAR 7, 2011 The Washington Post: Medigap supplemental coverage can be too pricey for younger Medicare beneficiaries
- FEB 14, 2011 Times-Standard: It’s a scam — Seniors alerted to potential Medicare fraud artists
- FEB 4, 2011 Contra Costa Times: Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans have until Feb. 14 to reconsider
- JAN 4, 2011 Kaiser Health News: 2 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Missing Out on Discounted Coverage
- JAN 4, 2011 Time Magazine: Washington Ratchets Up the Fight Against Medicare Fraud
- JAN 2011 Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Long-Term Care Rate Hikes Loom
- DEC 29, 2010 California Healthcare Foundation Center for Health Reporting: Medicare primer
- DEC 27, 2010 Sacramento Bee: Program eventually will help with care costs by Emily Bazar
- DEC 27, 2010 California Healthcare Foundation Center for Health Reporting: New health law to offer some relief on long term care by Emily Bazar
- DEC 19, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle: Medicare changes, costs outlineby Kathleen Pender
- DEC 15, 2010 Kaiser Health News: State Insurance Officials Approve Rules for Descriptions of Health Policies by Susan Jaffe
- DEC 14, 2010 Kaiser Health News: Few Seniors Have Long-Term Care Insurance by Michelle Andrews
- DEC 14, 2010 National Public Radio: Insurers Unlikely to Pay For Family Care of the Elderly by Michelle Andrews
- DEC 6, 2010 AARP: The New Healthcare Law and Medigap by Susan Jaffe
- DEC 2010 Consumer Reports Magazine: Medicare: How to navigate the Maze
- NOV 29, 2010 Los Angeles Times: Time to evaluate Medicare Advantage Plans by Tammy Worth
- NOV 5, 2010 Joel Madison Frugal Friday Show XM Satelite Radio: Julie Schoen interviewed on Medicare Fraud
- NOV 1, 2010Washington Post/Consumer Reports: Navigating the Medicare maze
- NOV 1, 2010Healthcare.gov: Talking About Medicare Fraud
- OCT 29, 2010 New York Times: Protect Yourself Against Medicare Fraud
- OCT 28, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle: Health Care Reform Q&A: CLASS Act, long-term care
- OCT 18, 2010 Los Angeles Times: Review your Medicare Part D options before sign-ups start
- OCT 12, 2010 San Bernardino County Sun: Cost cuts in Medicare raise ire
- SEP 23, 2010 World Institute on Disability: Affordable Care Act: Six-Month Anniversary Update
