New CMS durable medical equipment demonstration
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[February
13, 2012]
The Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be implementing a new
demonstration project in 7 states (including Illinois) that will
require physicians and medical equipment companies to submit prior
authorization requests to Medicare when ordering a Power Mobility
Device (PMD). (Power Mobility Devices are scooters and electric
wheelchairs.) (Click here for the rest of the story.)
Tips on reading your 'Medicare Summary Notice'
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[February
13, 2012]
The
Illinois SMP program has received
multiple complaints this week* from Medicare beneficiaries who have
noticed claims on their Medicare Summary Notice that were
inappropriate. In one case, an Illinois resident was billed for
services she did not receive at a hospital that is in another state. (Click here for the rest of the story.)
AMD awareness focuses on protecting and enhancing vision
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(ARA) -- While many people take
their vision for granted, those with Age-related Macular
Degeneration (AMD) certainly do not. AMD Awareness is important
because the condition deteriorates central vision, affecting
everything from seeing faces clearly to literally having a large
"blind spot" in the center of your vision, yet many people are
unfamiliar with AMD. (Click here for the rest of the story.)
7 mistakes retirees make repeatedly
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CHICAGO (AP)
-- Despite the best of intentions, retirees tend to make the same money mistakes over and over and over again.
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In
retirement, how will you use your nest egg?
(ARA)
-- You've waited your whole working life and now it is finally here:
retirement. Savings, 401(k)s, investments: you did what you needed
to get to the finish line. So now what?
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story.)
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