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Advocates Demand Removal of Barriers for Medicare Enrollment During COVID Pandemic
California Health Advocates joins our partners at Justice in Aging and advocates nationwide in demanding that the Department of...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Need for Changes in Medicare Enrollment Process
UPDATE 4/10/20: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has notified us and the public that it is working with the...
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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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