Disabled World News http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us Making the Most of Your Health Care Dollars http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/most.php Health Care You can help lower your out-of-pocket health care costs by understanding what your health plan covers, what it does not cover and how to make the most of every dollar spent on health care and health insurance. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:20:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/most.php Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Ends Dec 7 http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/part-d-enrollment.php U.S. Medicare One week from tomorrow, December 7, marks the end of the Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage annual Open Enrollment period, which started on October 15. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:19:32 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/part-d-enrollment.php 79% of Seniors Oppose Deficit-Linked Medicare Cuts http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/oppose.php U.S. Medicare Even Small Changes in Medicare Program Can Have Potentially Dramatic Consequences for Seniors. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:34:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/oppose.php People With MS Caught in Medicare Donut Hole http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/caught.php U.S. Medicare Finding Critical Relief Under Affordable Care Act in Their Costs For Prescription Medications. Mon, 30 May 2011 11:41:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/caught.php Helping Consumers Get the Most Out of Medicare http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/helping.php U.S. Medicare Free Website Provides Answers and Referrals to Help People with Medicare Maximize Benefits. Sat, 28 May 2011 13:49:57 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/helping.php Canadian Doctors Salaries Improved with Medicare http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/canada-medicare/doctors-salary.php Canada Medicare Medicare improved Canadian doctors’ salaries, study finds. Tue, 24 May 2011 13:20:03 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/canada-medicare/doctors-salary.php Medicare Supplements a Safe Haven With the Future of Medicare Uncertain http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/haven.php U.S. Medicare With the Future of Medicare Uncertain, Medicare Supplements are Still a Safe Haven. Mon, 23 May 2011 12:28:23 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/haven.php Medicare Reimbursement Payment for Medically Necessary Services http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/reimbursement.php U.S. Medicare Medical providers are challenged to comply with complex, specific documentation requirements for reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid for medically necessary services. Sun, 15 May 2011 14:16:18 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/reimbursement.php High-deductible Health Plans Pose No Special Risks to Medically Vulnerable http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/high-deductible-plans.php Health Care People who are medically vulnerable, those with low incomes or chronic health problems, who enroll in high-deductible health plans are at no more risk for cutting back on needed health care than other people who enroll in the plans, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:25:55 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/high-deductible-plans.php Reformed Medicaid Must Put Coordinated Care at Forefront of Efforts http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/reformed.php U.S. Medicare A reformed Medicaid program must put coordinated primary care at the forefront of its efforts, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said in a new position paper released today at Internal Medicine 2011, ACP's annual scientific meeting. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:45:00 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/reformed.php Medicaid Cuts Assault on America's Most Vulnerable Seniors http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicaid-cuts.php U.S. Medicare Statement issued by the National Council on Aging given by Howard Bedlin, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, on today's FY12 Budget Resolution proposal from House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI). Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:50:25 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicaid-cuts.php Focus on Patients Not Profits in Medicaid Pharmacy - PCMA http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/focus.php U.S. Medicare Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius should continue encouraging state Medicaid programs to explore more affordable pharmacy solutions despite opposition from the independent drugstore lobby, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:20:57 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/focus.php Ineffective Medicare Regulations for Home-Based Care http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/ineffective-regulations.php U.S. Medicare Home Medical Equipment Group Asks President Obama to Review 'Patchwork' of Ineffective Medicare Regulations for Home-Based Care. Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:54:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/ineffective-regulations.php State of the Medicare Mobility Benefit http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-mobility-benefit.php U.S. Medicare The State of the Medicare Mobility Benefit has never been more troubling, and perplexing. For much of the last decade, Congress and regulators implemented policies and regulations limiting the effectiveness of the Medicare benefit that is used by senior citizens and people living with disabilities to obtain power wheelchairs prescribed by their physicians. But a series of changes ranging from the so-called competitive bidding program to elimination of the first-month purchase option to excessive audits and denial of reimbursement claims are combining to place serious doubt on whether Medicare beneficiaries can continue to receive medically required power mobility equipment that enhances their quality of life and ultimately saves taxpayer dollars. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:02:04 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-mobility-benefit.php Seniors With Medicare Advantage Should Check Options and Coverage http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/seniors-medicare-advantage.php U.S. Medicare Health Plan One urges seniors with Part C Medicare Advantage plans to review their options during the Medicare Advantage Dis-enrollment Period, part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:47:37 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/seniors-medicare-advantage.php New Medicare Requirement for Face-to-Face Encounters http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/encounters.php U.S. Medicare New Medicare Requirement for 'Face-to-Face' Encounters Could Have Negative Consequences for Home Health Care and Hospice Patients. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:20:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/encounters.php Events Medicare Will Not Pay For http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medevents.php U.S. Medicare In 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted a new policy to stop paying for medical care needed to correct medical mistakes that occur while patients stay in hospitals. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:10:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medevents.php Medicare Wheelchair Policy Will Hurt Access to Care in Rural Areas http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-wheelchair-policies.php U.S. Medicare Ensuring Power Mobility is Available for People Living with Disabilities. Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:50:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-wheelchair-policies.php Congress Urged to Delay New Medicare Wheelchair Rental Policy http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-wheelchair-rental.php U.S. Medicare Ensuring Power Mobility is Available for People Living with Disabilities. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:34:27 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-wheelchair-rental.php Stopping the Medicare Physician Cut That Hurts Seniors http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-physician-cut.php U.S. Medicare Americans Want Congress to Stop the Medicare Physician Cut That Hurts Seniors. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:53:59 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/us-medicare/medicare-physician-cut.php