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Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:50:04 -0500

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!
Medicare & You contains important information about what's new, health plans, prescription drug plans, and rights and protections to help people with Medicare review their coverage options and prepare to enroll in a new plan if they choose. It is available in both English and Spanish.
Each fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mails a geographic-specific version to all households of people with Medicare. In 2008, there are 59 geographic-specific versions with drug and health plan comparison charts for particular states or regions.

Redesigned Hospital Compare!This tool provides you with information on how

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:50:05 -0500

Redesigned Hospital Compare!
This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain conditions or procedures. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide as the measures show how often hospitals provide some of the care that is recommended for patients being treated for a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, or patients having surgery. This tool also displays the Survey of Patients Hospital Experiences, using data collected from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey. Information on inpatient hospital payment information and the number of Medicare patients treated (volume) for certain illnesses are also displayed.

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:50:07 -0500

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug PlansFind & Compare Plans that Cover

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:50:11 -0500

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Find & Compare Plans that Cover Drugs.

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:50:04 -0500

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:50:04 -0500

Redesigned Hospital Compare!This tool provides you with information on how

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:50:05 -0500

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap5 Ways to Lower

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:50:04 -0500

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap
5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap5 Ways to Lower

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:50:06 -0500

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap
5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:50:04 -0500

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Formulary Finder

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:50:14 -0500

Formulary Finder

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:50:16 -0500

Nursing Workforce Solutions For 21st Century Health Care: How Do

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:30:07 -0500

Nursing Workforce Solutions For 21st Century Health Care: How Do We Get There? (Medical News Today)
At a June 12 forum cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), Health Affairs will release a series of papers on the future of the nursing workforce. CCNA is a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

AARP Endorses Bill To Help Americans Get Care In Their Own Homes (Medical News Today)
More than one million Americans are living in nursing homes, but many would prefer to receive the services they need in their own homes, where they would be more comfortable and potentially save the health care system money in the long run.

Tom Bowser of Blue Cross of KC has a big stake in health-care reform (The Kansas City Star)
Tom Bowser is in the policy kitchen where health care reform is being concocted.

Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
KIDPOWER ENERGIZE: Free community outreach program designed for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Meets at Leila Patterson Center, Howard Gap Road, in Fletcher. Physician referral required to participate.

Medicare Part D - Lobbyists boost D.C. spending (Boston Globe) Despite the recession, Massachusetts

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:40:13 -0500

Lobbyists boost D.C. spending (Boston Globe)
Despite the recession, Massachusetts companies and interest groups have sharply increased spending in Washington, D.C., to influence how federal officials distribute more than $1 trillion to revive the lagging economy.

2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit Parameters Online at Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Q1Medicare.com now has the final 2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters online highlighting how the Medicare Part D plans have changed over the past several years. The final 2010 Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters increased slightly from the preliminary figures released by CMS in late-February. Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in a 2010 Medicare Part D prescription ...

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Medicare Part D - Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:10:07 -0500

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?