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Help the VA Connect Veterans to Their Entitled Benefits
By Karen Fletcher on September 7, 2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to providers, health care professionals and advocates, social workers, and...
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California’s Dual-Eligible Demonstration Project Delayed to June 2013
By Karen Fletcher on June 4, 2012
Better coordination of care for beneficiaries with both the federal Medicare program and the state Medi-Cal program is one...
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Update on Medicare and Whooping Cough Vaccination
By Karen Fletcher on May 31, 2012
With a rise in whooping cough cases in many states, we’ve been getting more questions about Medicare coverage for...
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New Agreement Between AMR & Advocates Gives Beneficiaries More Time to Resolve Ambulance Appeals
By Karen Fletcher on May 7, 2012
With ambulance rides being one of the most expensive modes of transport, Medicare has strict medical necessity guidelines to...
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CMS Provides Medication Management & Caregiver Resources on Youtube
By Karen Fletcher on April 16, 2012
Medication management and good communication between caregivers and providers are two crucial factors to promoting successful patient recoveries, especially...
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CNBC Presents “Health Care Hustle” Tonight 4/9 at 9p.m.
By Karen Fletcher on April 9, 2012
If you’re available at 9p.m. tonight, CNBC is airing their 1-hour documentary on health care fraud. Senior correspondent Scott...
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OIG Features Fraud Alerts via Podcasts ~ Learn About Diabetes Phone Scams
By Karen Fletcher on April 2, 2012
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has featured podcasts on its website covering a variety of current fraud alerts...
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Million Hearts Campaign: the Cost and Causes of Heart Disease
By Karen Fletcher on March 16, 2012
Heart disease is the number one cause of death here in the U.S., with 1 in 3 Americans developing...
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Proposed Rise in Medicare Premiums for Upper-Income Beneficiaries Would Also Affect Middle Class
By Karen Fletcher on December 20, 2011
Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist, has made many statements over the last few years related to the...
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Ends Dec 7th
By Karen Fletcher on December 1, 2011
Medicare’s Open Enrollment, also referred to as the Annual Election Period (AEP) ends in less than one week on...
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Posts tagged with ‘Medicare’

Help the VA Connect Veterans to Their Entitled Benefits

California’s Dual-Eligible Demonstration Project Delayed to June 2013

Update on Medicare and Whooping Cough Vaccination

New Agreement Between AMR & Advocates Gives Beneficiaries More Time to Resolve Ambulance Appeals

CMS Provides Medication Management & Caregiver Resources on Youtube

CNBC Presents “Health Care Hustle” Tonight 4/9 at 9p.m.

OIG Features Fraud Alerts via Podcasts ~ Learn About Diabetes Phone Scams

Million Hearts Campaign: the Cost and Causes of Heart Disease

Proposed Rise in Medicare Premiums for Upper-Income Beneficiaries Would Also Affect Middle Class

Medicare’s Open Enrollment Ends Dec 7th

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