Medicare Advantage
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Your Protections to Access Care During COVID-19
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Living in a time of a public health emergency, the current COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to know your extra Medicare protections to access health care when you need it. Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans have certain guidelines they must follow to ensure your access to care. Below is a summary of the important points…
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment is Happening Now ~ Review Your Options for 2021
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Medicare’s Fall Open Enrollment, officially known as the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is happening now. It runs from October 15 – December 7, and is the time beneficiaries can change their Medicare health plan and Part D coverage and/or return to Original Medicare. Coverage changes become effective January 1, 2021. It’s an important time to…
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Congress Expresses Concerns on the New Medicare Plan Finder
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On December 10th, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about their concerns with the erroneous information on the newly redesigned Medicare Plan Finder. The letter references the errors and inaccurate information that advocates, such as California Health…
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Weigh In Today & Tell HHS to Strengthen & Protect Medicare
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an informal request for information(RFI) in late December, with significant implications for Medicare and Medicaid. Comments are due January 25. Below is an alert from the Medicare Rights Center and their template to use to weigh in. It’s…
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New Report Cards for Medical Groups
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Are you in a Medicare Advantage plan? Wondering what doctor(s) to use? You can review the Office of the Patient Advocate’s new Medicare report card for medical groups that are contracted with Medicare Advantage plans. This is a new resource can help you make your choice. Let us know how it works for you! http://reportcard.opa.ca.gov/rc/MedicareMGCounty.aspx
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