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Medicare Update

Posted by cameron

November 30, 2007 |

It has been a while since I talked about Medicare, which seems to be the norm for most people. I believe the Medicare system will be in trouble long before Social Security but for some reason the issue doesn’t get the same coverage. These are some of the latest sound bites on this topic:

  • This is the time for annual enrollment and scams are peaking, especially with regard to insurance add-ons. Medical coverage is so complicated these days that it is relatively easy to sell something that doesn’t work for the buyer. It seems to be such a widespread problem that the government has been running a “secret shopper” program to check it out. No results yet.  Keep your guard up. All the latest Medicare information for 2008 can be found here.

  • Low income Medicare beneficiaries need to switch to a different Part D program for free prescription drug coverage. Check it out asap. AARP have a downloadable guide which you can get here.

  • The American Hospital Association says “proposed changes that would base Medicare hospital payment on quality-of-care measures could create financial problems for hospitals”. Too bad!
  • “American Health Information Community (AHIC) to recommend that the HHS Secretary seek authority from Congress to mandate electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) in Medicare”. I can’t help wondering how many seniors will be intimidated by technology.

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  1. technology » Blog Archive » Medicare Update on November 30, 2007 7:11 am

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  3. Hall on November 30, 2007 2:47 pm

    Everyone should be up to date on whats happening with their Medicare. There are MANY fixed income seniors that cant afford to pay their increasing premiums, and the medicare battle will soon affect Dr’s pay, which will start another chain of events. All of this is happening while the major companies sit back and collect everyone’s money. This is why
    AARP has set up http://www.thisissoridiculous.com so that we can all sign a petition to make our voice heard. While your there you can also read updated news, watch videos, and even e-mail your congressman to let him know how you feel. I’m working to help AARP promote better Medicare because this is an important issue that isn’t getting enough attention

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