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CHA Requests Extension of Medicare’s General Enrollment Period Until Social Security Offices Reopen
In the letter below to Social Security Commissioner, Andrew Saul, California Health Advocates (CHA) requests an extension of the...
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Medicare & Coronavirus ~ What You Need to Know
This article, written by Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provides tips on...
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CMS Waives 3-Day Inpatient Requirement for Skilled Nursing Care
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced a number of Section 1135 waivers as part...
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Medicare Covers COVID-19 Tests & CMS Issues Guidance to Medicare Advantage & Part D Plans
As the coronavirus is spreading nationally and globally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced early in...
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Beware of COVID-19 Scams & Learn About Medicare Coronavirus Coverage & Guidance from Government Agencies
Scams are already underway regarding the coronavirus. We’ve heard a report of someone receiving a robocall that used COVID-19...
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House Hearing Highlights the BENES Act ~ Let’s Get it Passed in 2020
Last week the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing called, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage...
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House Passes Historic Bill to Lower Drug Prices & Expand Medicare
On December 12th, the U.S. House of Representative passed a historic piece of legislation, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug...
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While Medicare’s Open Enrollment is Over, Consequences for the Medicare Plan Finder’s Inaccuracies Are Not
Even though Medicare’s Open Enrollment period is over, the consequences resulting from some of the inaccurate information on Medicare’s...
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Ends Saturday, Dec 7th
Have you made your health care coverage choices for 2020? If so, great! If not, now is the time,...
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Nine Common Medicare Mistakes to Avoid
Medicare is complicated and it can be easy to make erroneous assumptions about coverage and enrollment. Below, Tatiana Fassieux,...
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