Region 9 award winners from MMAP Recognition get a story in the newspaper!

Shop Talk Aug 11, 2017 (0) Local women receive top state honors LANSING – Two local women were recognized for their work with Medicare beneficiaries at a recent statewide event in East Lansing for the Michigan Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program of the Region 9 Area Agency on Aging. Danielle Kleinhuizen and Sarah Skowronski, both employees of the Advocacy Department of …

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Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare

Each year, thousands of Americans miss their deadline to enroll in Medicare, and federal officials and consumer advocates worry that many of them mistakenly think they don’t need to sign up because they have purchased insurance on the health law’s marketplaces. That decision can leave them facing a lifetime of enrollment penalties. Now Medicare has temporarily changed its rules to …

2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced

CMS NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2016 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries 2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2017 premiums for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs. Medicare Part B …

CMS Awards Special Innovation Projects

CMS BLOG http://blog.cms.gov/2016/10/20/cms-awards-special-innovation-projects-to-QIN-QIO October 20, 2016 By: Patrick Conway, MD, MSc Acting Principal Deputy Administrator Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality CMS Chief Medical Officer Kate Goodrich, MD Director Center for Clinical Standards and Quality Dennis Wagner, MPA Director, Quality Improvement and Innovation Group Centers for Clinical Standards and Quality CMS Awards Special Innovation Projects to Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement …

Medicare Open Enrollment

During Medicare Open Enrollment, you can fine tune some of your Medicare coverage. Now’s your chance to compare Medicare Advantage (“Part C”) and Prescription Drug (“Part D”) plans. You could find a plan that offers more, costs less, or both. Start here. Medicare Plan Finder for Health, Prescription Drug and Medigap plans Find and compare Medicare Health Plans, Prescription Drug …

Fight Fraud by Guarding Your Medicare Number

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 hold of people’s Medicare numbers, so treat your number as you would a credit card.   Follow these important steps to protect yourself from fraud:   …

@CMSgovPress Twitter Account Launch

CMS News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2016 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries  @CMSgovPress Twitter Account Launch Today, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Communications launched the new Twitter handle, @CMSgovPress. This new handle will be led by the Media Relations Group in Washington D.C. @CMSgovPress will be dedicated to promoting news …