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1. Share of Cost: Spanish Medicare Fraud; Prevention PSA is on Youtube The National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol (NHSMP) has launched a new outreach and communications campaign, which includes a Spanish language public service announcement (PSA).  The PSA is currently being aired in South Florida through mid-September. The PSA, titled El Fraude al Medicare es un Delito. Denúncielo. (Medicare Fraud is a Crime. Report It.), is part of the NHSMP’s Spanish language […]...
2. Share of Cost: Consumers Beware of Medicare Advantage Marketing Fraud Last week Julie Schoen, our California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Project Director, spoke on Medicare fraud on a statewide press teleconference hosted by California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). Both agencies, DMHC and SMP, are committed to protecting beneficiairies from the sometimes malicious and fraudulent practices of a few insurance agents. While most agents […]...
3. Share of Cost: 91 People Charged for Fraudulently Billing Medicare $295 Million Have you heard about last week’s arrests in a historic takedown by the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) Strike Force? This takedown happened in 8 cities and has resulted in charges against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately […]...
4. Share of Cost Rx Discount Drug Card: Free to Consumers Get your FREE prescription drug discount card   You can save from 10% to 85% on the cost of both brand name and generic prescriptions immediately. There are no claim forms to fill out and no limits to the number of times you or your family can use the card. Medicare drug discounts are available only […]...
5. Share of Cost: Watch Out for the American Opportunity Act Scam Did you know that by calling a special 1-800 number you may qualify to receive $500 from the American Opportunity Act?  By providing your Social Security number, date of birth and other personal information, in just 4 weeks you will receive a Visa Check card ready to be loaded with money.  Sound too good to […]...
6. Share of Cost: USA Today Highlights California SMP Today’s USA Today newspaper has a prominent article on the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program and the contribution of volunteers nationwide. Since 1997, over 68,000 SMP volunteers have educated 9.2 million people about Medicare fraud, received 87,000 complaints from beneficiaries, and saved Medicare and Medicaid $105.9 million. Our California SMP program is also highlighted....
7. Share of Cost: California Beneficiaries Hit Hard by Medicare Advantage Plan Pull-outs Almost 151,000 beneficiaries in California are in a Medicare Advantage plan that is pulling out of Medicare in 2012. This means these plans are not renewing their Medicare contracts, their plans are terminating by the end of the year, and beneficiaries enrolled in these plans need to choose a new coverage option for 2012. With […]...
8. Share of Cost, Medicare Doesn’t Work As Well For Younger, Disabled Beneficiaries As It Does For Older Enrollees [Web First] Medicare is not working as well for its eight million disabled beneficiaries under age sixty-five as it is for its older beneficiaries. We report on a 2008 survey that found significant differences between the two Medicare populations, with the younger group experiencing more problems of cost and access. Even with the Medicare Part D prescription […]...
9. Share of Cost: Medigap Cost-Sharing Changes Meet Diverse Opposition A provision in the 2010 federal health care reform law calls for changes in Medigap policies that essentially shift the burden of health care costs more onto the hands of beneficiaries. Several members in Congress have come to the unsubstantiated conclusion that because some Medigap plans (the most popular ones, C and F) cover most of […]...
10. New Technology Reveals A Unique Vocal Signature In Autism A new automated vocal analysis technology could fundamentally change the study of language development as well as the screening for autism spectrum disorders and language delay, reports a study in the July 19 online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…...
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12. Share of Cost, New Rules to Require Equal Visitation Rights for All Hospital Patients Share of Cost, New Rules to Require Equal Visitation Rights for All Hospital Patients: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued new rules for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals that protect patients’ right to choose their own visitors during a hospital stay, including a visitor who is a same-sex domestic partner.  The rules require hospitals […]...
13. Study Linking Autism To MMR Vaccine “An Elaborate Fraud” Study Linking Autism To MMR Vaccine "An Elaborate Fraud"...
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