{"title":"Prescription drug benefits under Part D of the Medicare Modernization Act--the genie's out of the bottle.","authors":"L Sue Andersen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 came the creation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, which takes effect in January 2006. In this brief, we discuss the new Part D benefit, including who is eligible, the basic benefit, benefits for low-income individuals and coordination with other prescription drug coverage.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 10","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25124812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mastering the key elements of working with the media.","authors":"Deborah Cloud","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Having a positive working relationship with the media can provide many benefits for an organization. This issue brief presents effective strategies for building a relationship with the media and advice on how to conduct media interviews and to get a story published onto the editorial page.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 9","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24945680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Local medical review policies.","authors":"Natasha Bryant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Your clients' Medicare coverage is affected both by national coverage determinations and by what are known as local medical review policies (LMRPs). In this brief we outline the difference between these two policies. We also go into more depth about LMRPs--how they work, and what your clients need to do to appeal decisions based on LMRPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24428060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual eligibles.","authors":"Patricia Nemore","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dual enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid are among the poorest, sickest and highest users of health-care services in the United States. Yet they face numerous difficulties in coordinating benefits between these programs. In this brief we look at who the dual enrollees are and offer tips as to how you can help your clients maximize their benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 2","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24441186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare for people with Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Leslie Fried","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This issue brief presents information about the types of services Medicare will cover for people with Alzheimer's disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 8","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24844355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare Savings Programs: helping your clients get and use the benefits.","authors":"Patricia Nemore","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Like those who are eligible for full Medicare and full Medicaid, people eligible for the Medicare Savings Programs are also referred to as dual eligibles or dual enrollees. And like their counterparts, they face special access and eligibility issues. In this second brief in our series on dual enrollees, we discuss issues that your clients may face as they seek to enroll in and use Medicare Savings Programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 3","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24503053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare fraud and abuse.","authors":"Marisa Scala-Foley, Natasha Bryant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medicare fraud and abuse affects the quality of services and the cost of health care. The Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with federal and local agencies to educate consumers to recognize and report suspected cases. In this brief we discuss the Senior Medicare Patrol Project and the roles of the federal agency organizations in preventing fraudulent activities in the Medicare system. We also profile the Ohio Seniors Fight Fraud Project.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 6","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24692848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare prescription drug discount cards.","authors":"Natasha Bryant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 came the creation of a Part D drug benefit through Medicare. Until that benefit is implemented, Medicare has established a drug discount card program to help your clients save money on their outpatient prescription drug expenses. In this brief, we discuss the Medicare-approved discount cards--who is eligible, how they work, how your clients can best make important decisions about them, and what help is out there for people with low incomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 4","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24591213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding long-term care insurance.","authors":"Bonnie Burns","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Your clients who want to purchase a long-term care insurance (LTC-I) policy will need to consider many factors in their decision making. In this brief we discuss the different types of LTC-I policies and explain the benefits available when applying for a policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 5","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24644066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare education in housing facilities.","authors":"William F Benson, L Sue Andersen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Housing professionals who work with older or disabled residents often are asked questions about Medicare-related issues. Many lack the training and education to adequately respond to the questions because their primary responsibilities are not directly related to Medicare. This brief describes a pilot project that tested different methods to educate housing and social services staff about Medicare to better equip them to assist residents with Medicare-related informational needs, and perhaps to better serve as a resource to the broader community.</p>","PeriodicalId":83754,"journal":{"name":"Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education)","volume":"5 7","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24801090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}