Mar 13 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share—all while …
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Oct 17 2022
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in August. This historic legislation will help millions of Medicare enrollees better afford their life-sustaining medications, and millions more Americans will be able to pay their Affordable Care Act premiums. “This law finally delivers on a promise that was made for decades to the American …
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Jul 12 2021
June 17-24 was National Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) Week. The theme is: Proud, Professional, and Passionate. We are so very grateful for our wonderful CNAs. They are the bedrock of our organization at Columbine Health Systems. With over 419 CNAs throughout our organization, they provide vitally important care to our residents at our skilled nursing …
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Mar 08 2021
To All Medicare Recipients: Getting vaccinated is an important step to help protect you from getting COVID-19. Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine, so there’s no cost to you. Bring your red, white, and blue Medicare card or Medicare Number to your vaccination appointment so your health care provider or pharmacy can bill Medicare. If you …
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Jan 18 2021
As the country begins to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, there’s no doubt scammers are already scheming. Medicare and the government covers the COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans, so there is no cost to you. If anyone asks you to share your Medicare number or pay for the vaccine, it’s a scam! Here’s what you should know: …
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Jan 12 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for nursing homes and their residents. Aside from the tragically disproportionate loss of life, care for surviving residents has been delayed or interrupted due to infection, facility lockdowns or other health system disruptions. In such cases, Medicare beneficiaries who qualified for skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage may be …
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Dec 24 2020
As the country begins to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, there’s no doubt scammers are already scheming. Medicare and the U.S. Government covers the COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans, so there will be no cost to you. For Medicare or any health insurance recipients: If anyone asks you to share your Medicare or Health Insurance Number to …
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Mar 11 2020
According to the CDC, older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease are at a higher risk of serious illness if they contract the COVID-19 virus. This means that most people with Medicare are at a higher risk. Your health, safety, and welfare is our highest priority. …
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Nov 12 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Genetic testing fraud occurs when Medicare is billed for a test or screening that was not medically necessary and/or was not ordered by a Medicare beneficiary’s treating physician. Scammers are offering Medicare …
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Sep 03 2019
As families become overwhelmed with providing care for their mother or father, they often find long term care to be expensive and out of their reach. According to Genworth, the monthly cost of homemaker services is about $4900, adult day care is $1600, assisted living is $4000, a semi-private nursing home is $7900, and a …
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Aug 27 2019
The Aging 2.0 Network hosted a presentation on The Future of Aging in Denver last month. Guest speaker Claire Cruse is a gerontologist and health policy manager with the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions in Denver. Her primary research interests are in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, payment reform, post acute care, and the individual health insurance …
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Jul 02 2019
According to the 2018 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, seniors are less likely to fall for scams overall, but there is one scam that’s aimed right at seniors: free medical equipment. The scam works like this. You get a call saying you quality for a back brace or a knee brace, totally paid for by …
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