Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified
Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified
Disabled Persons
Strategy Confirmed to Help Doctors, Determine When to Treat Retinopathy of Prematurity
Scientists have shown that through an eye exam, doctors can identify infants who are most likely to benefit from early treatment for a potentially blinding eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), resulting in better vision for many children.
Medicare Finds Independent Panel to Present Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline Prevention Findings on Wednesday, April 28; Telebriefing for Media to Follow
For many older adults, cognitive health and performance remain stable, with only a gradual and slight decline in short-term memory and reaction times. Others, however, progress into a more serious state of cognitive impairment or into various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
MedicareCard.com, Experimental Immune, Boosting Drug Worsens TB in Mice
An experimental drug that boosts production of the immune system protein interferon worsens tuberculosis (TB) in mice, according to scientists from the National Institutes of Health. The drug acts indirectly by drawing certain immune cells, in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) bacteria thrive, to the lungs. The findings may have potential implications for the care of people infected with TB, the authors note. The research is reported in the May 3 issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation, now available online.
Medicare Card – Traditional ‘Heel Stick’ Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns
A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV)
National Resource Directory – GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program
National Resource Directory – GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
MedicareCard.com Counts – 2010 Census: Why Is It Important?
MedicareCard.com Counts – 2010 Census: Why Is It Important?
Social Security Releases Open Government Plan – Medicare Card Information
Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency has released its Open Government plan. The plan, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/open, reflects the agency’s commitment to increase transparency, expand opportunities for citizen participation and collaboration, and make open government sustainable at Social Security.
Medicare Information – What is Medicare Payment and Volume
Patients that have similar clinical characteristics and similar costs are assigned to an MS-DRG. The MS-DRG will be associated with a fixed payment amount based on the average cost of patients in the group.
Legislature passed a bill requiring managed care organizations to remit direct payments to out-of-network providers
Legislature passed a bill requiring managed care organizations to remit direct payments to out-of-network providers
Medigap (Supplemental Insurance) Policies
A Medigap policy is health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill the “gaps” in Original Medicare Plan coverage. Medigap policies help pay some of the health care costs that the Original Medicare Plan doesn’t cover.
Medicare Part B Drug Average Sales Price – Help and Assistance
Manufacturer reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP) data: A manufacturer’s ASP must be calculated by the manufacturer every calendar quarter and submitted to CMS within 30 days of the close of the quarter. Each report must be certified by one of the following: the manufacturer’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO); the manufacturer’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO); an individual who has delegated authority to sign for, and who reports directly to, the manufacturer’s CEO or CFO.
Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase
Most Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase as a result of a “hold harmless” provision in the current law. This allows for 73 percent of beneficiaries to be protected from an increase raising the 2010 Part B monthly premiums from $96.40 to $110.50.
HHS Awards $17 Million in a New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections
October 23, 2009 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the award of $17 million to fund projects to fight costly and dangerous health care-associated infections, or HAIs. “When patients go to the hospital, they expect to get better, not worse,” Secretary Sebelius said. “Eliminating infections is critical to making care safer for patients and to … Read more
Medicare Eligibility Requirements
Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65
Does Medicare Pay for Flu Shots?
People age 50 and over are at higher risk for serious complications from flu. You should get your flu shot as soon as they become available. Signs of the flu include fever, sore throat, body aches, runny nose and coughling. How often is it covered? Once a year in the fall or winter For whom? … Read more