Medicare's Open Enrollment Ends Tomorrow, 12/7 ~ Time to Make Your Coverage Choices for 2019
 Have you made your health care coverage choices for 2019?
If so, great! If not, now is the time, as Medicare’s open enrollment ends tomorrow, Friday, December 7. Any changes must be made before midnight on December 7 and are effective January 1. Read more.
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CMS Provides Additional Protection Measures for California Beneficiaries Affected by Wildfires
With a growing number of Medicare beneficiaries affected by California wildfires and other natural and manmade disasters across the country, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has provided additional protection measures to ensure these beneficiaries have access to care, prescription drugs and durable medical equipment. These measures are in addition to the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) mentioned in our press release earlier this month. Read more.
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Service Coordinators' Suspicions of Health Care Fraud Lead to SMP Cases
Wondering what some of the recent fraud trends are? One of our best gauges on what’s “hot” in fraud is by what our partners, volunteers, staff, service coordinators, providers, and community members at large report to us each month. Here are highlights from three different service coordinators’ fraud reports in the last quarter. Each case represents one of the top fraud trends our California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is seeing. Read more.
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We extend a big and sincere Thank You from all of us at California Health Advocates and Senior Medicare Patrol for you and your generous hearts! We very much appreciate the donations given this past GivingTuesday!
We appreciate and are grateful for you!! :)
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Thank You in advance! :-) Your help ensures the continuation of our advocacy and education work on behalf of California’s over 5 million Medicare beneficiaries. Make your tax deductible donation today!
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