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Tag: Medicare Advantage
Medicare’s "BLUE BUTTON" Can Help You Track Care
Medicare’s Blue Button provides you an easy way to download your personal health information to a file. You can download the file of your personal data and save the file on your own personal computer. After you have saved it, you can import that same file into other computer-based personal...
Family Physician the New Healthcare Star (VIDEO)
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Family Physician the New Healthcare Star
The proportion of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 12 percent in 2005 to 20 percent by 2030, according to Family Physicians’ Present and Future Role in Caring for Older Patients, which was produced by the American Academy of Family Physician’s Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies...
DonÛªt Wait to Enroll in Medicare
The following is a guest post from Ross Blair, President and CEO of Plan Prescriber, Inc., a provider of comparison tools and educational materials for Medicare-related insurance products. In 2011, a record 2.8 million Americans turned 65 and became eligible for Medicare. If youÛªre a newcomer to Medicare this year...
AARP Under Investigation
The House Ways and Means Committee has launched an investigation of AARP, particularly in the way it uses its lobbying power to advance its business that sells supplemental and Part D coverage to Medicare beneficiaries.æ A hearing on April 1 was preceded by a report BEHIND THE VEIL: The AARP...
Medicare Open Enrollment – Let the Marketing Begin
Humana and Walmart have announced a new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The plan offers a national monthly premium of $14.80, which the companies claim is, according to the government, the lowest national plan premium in 2011 for a standalone Medicare Part D plan premium. äóìOne of the primary...
Drug Manufacturers Sign Pledge to Provide 50% Discount During Donut Hole
CMS has disclosed that 234 drug manufacturers that sell drugs covered by Medicare Part D have signed a pledge to provide a 50% discount to seniors who fall into the coverage gap, or doughnut hole. The drug manufacturers on the list represent 99.9% of all drugs covered by Medicare Part...
Smoking Cessation Programs Covered by Medicare
People with Medicare who are diagnosed with a smoking-related disease, including heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), multiple cancers, lung disease, weak bones, blood clots, and cataracts can get coverage for smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling. These diseases account for the bulk of Medicare spending today. People with Medicare who...
CMS Issues Donut Hole Discount Guidelines for 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance to Part D plan sponsors to guarantee that Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans will see 50 percent savings on their brand name and some authorized generic drugs when they enter the coverage gap, or donut...