FDA Issues Extensive Warnings on Combined Use of Prescription Opioid &...
After an extensive review of current scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is requiring class-wide changes to drug labeling to help inform health care providers...
View ArticleOver $22,000 Saved for 2 Clients ~ New SMP Success Stories
Medicare is a big complex health care system, and while over 55.5 million people receive good, essential health coverage through it, its complexity make it both challenging to navigate and ripe for...
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Rebuild CA’s Partnership for Long Term Care ~ CHA Supports SB 1384
September 13, 2016 Edmond G. Brown Jr., Governor State of California State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 1384 (Liu) – Sign Dear Governor Brown: California Health Advocates (CHA)...
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Senior Acting Troupe Ages 60-98 Uses Humor to Educate on Medicare Fraud
What better way to learn about Medicare fraud than through humor and laughter?! The Stop Senior Scams Acting Program℠ does just that with all their members ages 60-98! Founded by director Adrienne...
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Open Enrollment Can Also Open Doors to Fraud
Medicare Annual Enrollment is just around the corner, beginning October 15th and ending December 7th. You will be bombarded with ads soliciting for your Medicare benefits. Did you see the ad for the...
View ArticleDid You Know Part D Covers Vaccines?
Did you know that except for vaccines covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D plans cover all commercially available vaccines as long as the vaccine is reasonable and necessary to prevent...
View ArticleMedigap Legislation Would Provide New Consumer Rights
Below is a summary of Rep Jim McDermott’s newly introduced Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016. We support this long-awaited legislation to update the Medigap program and add new consumer...
View ArticleMedicare’s Fall Open Enrollment Starts Saturday Oct 15!
Are you ready? Medicare’s annual election period (AEP), also called fall open enrollment begins this Saturday! This is a time to review your current coverage, its changes for 2017 and to shop around...
View ArticleAnother $500+ Saved for a Medicare Beneficiary ~ SMP Success Story
Knowing where and who to turn to when presented with a Medicare question, billing issue, or potential fraud can make a huge difference in one’s peace of mind and in-pocket savings! One recent example...
View ArticleGuard Your Medicare Card & Tips to Avoid Enrollment Scams ~ Available in 8...
Health care fraud drives up costs for everyone in the health care system. One way to protect against such fraud is to guard your Medicare number. Fraud schemes often depend on identity thieves getting...
View ArticleLimited-time Equitable Relief Can Waive Part B Penalty for Some Who...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a time-limited opportunity for equitable relief for people enrolled in Marketplace plans who mistakenly delayed or declined Medicare...
View ArticleAvoid the “Bad Apples” When Choosing Your Medicare Coverage for 2017
Headlines on 2017 Medicare changes bombard the news, and advertisements and notices on Medicare coverage options for the new year flood into beneficiary mailboxes across the country. This phenomena is...
View ArticleRecollections of an Advocate: a Brief Overview of the California Partnership...
This policy brief, written by Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist provides background and an overview of the California Partnership for Long Term Care, and discusses reasons for its...
View ArticleCHA Comments on Proposed Short Term Care Insurance Regulations
October 20, 2016 Commissioner Katharine L. Wade State of Connecticut Insurance Department Attention: Kristin M. Campanelli P.O. Box 816 Hartford, CT 06142-0816 Re: Proposed Short Term Care...
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CHA Provides Testimony on Long Term Care Insurance Rate Increases
October 25, 2016 Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. State of Maryland Insurance Administration Attention: Adam Zimmerman, Actuarial Analyst 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202 RE:...
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#GivingTuesday ~ Join the Global Movement of Giving Back :-)
While many of us enjoy receiving a gift of a warm meal, a box of chocolates, or a joyful hug, we also all innately enjoy the gift of giving. There’s a special uplifting, warm and fulfilling feeling we...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Marketplace’s Open Enrollment Period Versus Medicare’s
The fall can already be a rather confusing time with the plethora of information and advertisements regarding health plan changes and coverage options for the new year. On top of coverage options is...
View Article74 Advocacy Organizations Urge the Protection of SHIP Funding
November 17, 2016 The Honorable Thad Cochran Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy Blunt Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and...
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Medicare’s New Way to Pay Doctors Begins in 2019
Have you heard of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program? This Act, which was passed in April 2015, does away with the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate,...
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