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Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
The Columbian· 5 days agoCarrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on ...
Medicare refusing to pay for cancer scan sparks warning for patients
Newsweek· 7 days agoWomen who are on Medicare are being warned that their government-provided healthcare might not cover...
Are you a Medicare, Social Security recipient planning a move? Here's what you should know
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIf you’re a Medicare beneficiary, they, too, need your new mailing address so bills, correspondence,...
Janie Slaven: TONI SAYS: Is there a new plastic Medicare card?
The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoApr. 26—Toni, I am concerned about a phone call I received yesterday from a representative with Medicare asking all types of personal questions and informing me that there ...
Ask Reg: Once I sign up for Medicare, does that supersede my FEHB plan?
Federal Times· 2 days agoThe following is a question submitted by a reader to Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service and the resident expert on federal employee retirement ...
A 'very coordinated effort to defraud Medicare' hits home in Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald· 5 days agoThe Medicare bills were startling — and suspicious. Late last year, officials with Nebraska groups...
Does Medicare cover medical alert systems? Here’s what experts want you to know about your options
Fortune· 1 day agoMedical alert devices have come a long way since the 1980s Lifecall ads that featured an older woman on the ground saying, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” Today’s medical alert options range ...
NY hospital safety ranking rises nationally. Check your local hospital's grade
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe study looked at Leapfrog as well as the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Medicare Advantage networks should adapt, City of Hope exec says
Modern Healthcare· 4 days agoCity of Hope will further extend its reach by teaming up with more academic medical centers and employers, fueled by a $33 million funding round for its startup AccessHope. Narrow Medicare ...
Enrolling in Medicare when laid off
The Salem News· 6 days agoGo online to www.ssa.gov/medicare/sign-up at least 90 days prior to turning 65 and apply online for a September 1 effective date. 3. Turning 65 and receiving ...