Good News ~ Spoofed Calls Now Meet Their Match
Read moreAre you annoyed at all the scam calls coming to your mobile phone? If so, here’s some good news. The so-called TRACED Act, which was signed into law at the end of December 2019, should make it easier for you to identify robocalls so that you can avoid answering them. The legislation requires telecom...
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Unhappy with your Medicare Advantage Plan? You Can Change Your Coverage Before 3/31
Read moreIf you or someone you know is not happy with their Medicare Advantage Plan, you can change your plan or return to Original Medicare and get a new Part D plan during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP). The MA OEP runs from January 1 through March 31 each year. This opportunity...
House Hearing Highlights the BENES Act ~ Let’s Get it Passed in 2020
Read moreLast week the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing called, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes.” In it they highlighted the bipartisan bill, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (H.R. 2477) which would improve the Medicare Part B enrollment process to help stop people approaching Medicare...
CHA Supports AB 683 ~ Increasing the Asset Limits for Medi-Cal & Eliminating Them for Medicare Savings Programs
Read moreThis month, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee will vote on AB 683 (Carrillo) which increases and simplifies the asset eligibility limit for Medi-Cal and eliminates those limits for the Medicare Savings Programs. These changes will improve access to Medi-Cal, increase the affordability of Medicare, and increase people’s financial stability by allowing them to keep...
Have You Heard the New Twist in Social Security Phone Scams?
Read moreThe Inspector General of Social Security recently sent out a public warning about telephone scammers sending faked documents by email to convince people to comply with their demands. Recent reports to their office include people who have received emails with attached letters and documents that appeared to be from Social Security or Social Security...
Beware of Offers for “Free” Foot Spas
Read moreA free foot spa? Sounds pretty good, huh? Yet, according to the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI), this is a new Medicare scam and is exactly what some telemarketing scammers are offering to Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Beneficiaries who say yes are given a doctor’s prescription that instructs on the mixing of antibacterial and/or anti-fungal...
Medi-Cal Covers Dental Care ~ Visit SmileCalifornia.org to Find a Dentist Near You
Read moreCalifornia’s Medi-Cal program once again covers dental services. If you, or a loved one is on Medi-Cal, help spread the word of these services and visit SmileCalifornia.org to find a dentist who accepts Medi-Cal near you. Medi‑Cal will pay up to $1,800 in a year for covered dental services. You may qualify for...
CHA Supports Establishing Change of Ownership Regulations for Nursing Homes
Read moreCalifornia Health Advocates joined the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) and 17 other organizations statewide to voice our support in the California Public Health Department’s plan to establish change of ownership (CHOW) regulations for nursing homes. As stated in our joint letter, the planned regulations are of profound importance to California nursing...