Wealthier seniors would pay higher Medicare premiums, and a co-payment for home health services would be required under Medicare reform legislation introduced in the House on July 19. House Ways & Means Committee members drafted a bill seeking to modernize patient...
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Report CB Beneficiary Access Problems to Hotline
It is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL beneficiary access problems are reported so that the program’s failings can be properly documented for Congress to act. The Beneficiary Complaint Hotline, sponsored by AAHomecare and People for Quality Care, is actively logging hundreds...
Frustration with Changes to Medicare Diabetic Testing Supplies Policies
This month, Medicare made a change aimed at saving taxpayers billions of dollars. But community pharmacists say it could wind up putting patients at risk and result in more waste. Nancy Porter is well enough to come to Sigler Pharmacy in Lawrence to get her diabetic...
Medicare Diabetic Testing Supplies Mail Order Contract Suppliers List
April 2013 CMS Released a PDF Document containing the Legal Business Name of each Contract Supplier for the National Mail-Order Program. There has been much confusion and information seeking regarding the continued service of beneficiaries in need of Diabetic Testing...
Medicare Updates Physician Comparison Website
Medicare last week added new features to its Physician Compare website as it prepares to start including quality data on thousands of doctors. The federal health care law requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish performance data on doctors,...
W.H. Administration Delays Key Piece of Health Reform Law
In a surprise announcement, W.H. administration said Tuesday evening that it was delaying implementation of a key part of its landmark health-reform law; the requirement that employers with more than 50 workers offer insurance coverage by Jan. 1, 2014 or face fines....
Medicare Bill Would Reward Elderly for Good Health
Bipartisan bill seeks to strengthen Medicare by keeping seniors healthy U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Representatives Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., Ron Kind, D-Wisc., Tim Griffin, R-Ark., and Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, today (Wednesday, June...
Patient View: New Mediare Diabetic Testing Supplies Program
July 1st Medicare patients with diabetes will have to change how they get their diabetic testing supplies. That is when Medicare Part B will implement a national mail-order program. In South Dakota, 68-year-old Herb Grogan has a difficult time getting around. The...
U.S. Unveils Tools to Help Consumers Choose Health Insurance
A new website and toll-free call center to help Americans navigate the new health insurance marketplace, a key component of the Affordable Care Act, were announced Monday by the federal government. The Healthcare.gov website and the 24-hour-a-day call center will help...
Reality Check: Competitive Bidding Program Myths Versus Facts
The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Myths Versus Facts Reality Check Recently CMS released a document titled "The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Programs: Myths vs. Facts". This document outlined what CMS described as "Myths" of the...
Competitive Bidding will Eliminate Local Care Options for Beneficiaries
Flawed program will send Sranton disabled average 725 miles for a wheelchair Obtaining home medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and life-saving oxygen systems is about to get a lot more difficult for Medicare beneficiaries living in northeastern...
Medicare urges seniors to join the fight against fraud
People with Medicare will soon see a redesigned statement of their claims for services and benefits that will help them better spot potential fraud, waste and abuse. These newly redesigned Medicare Summary Notices are just one more way the Obama Administration is...