Thursday, June 24, 2010

The Medicare Counselor

The Medicare Counselor is a free publication of the Medicare Rights Center. Each issue will address timely topics that will help you—social workers, health care providers and other professionals—keep up-to-date on important Medicare issues that affect the well-being of your clients.

In this issue:

  • Hot Topics from the Hotline. My Medigap (Plan E) will no longer be sold after June 1, 2010. Is my coverage going to change? Read the full article.

  • Closing the Doughnut Hole: Step 1. The Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama contains a great deal of information, some of which may seem confusing. Read the full article.

  • Fast Facts: Baby Boomers. 79 million baby boomers will be aging into Medicare starting in 2011. Here are some facts about the population that is changing the face of retirement. Read the full article.

  • Dear Hannah. My understanding is that Medicare limits ambulance coverage based on the cost of transporting a patient to the closest facility. Is this correct? Read the full article.

  • Featured Resources 
  • The current issue of The Medicare Counselor can always be found online at www.medicarerights.org/thecounselor.pdf.

    If you have questions about your Medicare benefits or rights, please call the Medicare Rights Center's national hotline at 800-333-4114. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

    The Medicare Counselor is in presented to you in PDF format. To view it, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or another program that reads PDF files. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download it.

    Thank you for your continued support.
    Sincerely,
    The Medicare Counselor
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