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	<title>Medicare and More</title>
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		<title>Extra Help for Medicare and Part D Drug Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/07/extra-help-for-medicare-and-part-d-drug-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/07/extra-help-for-medicare-and-part-d-drug-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Income limits for getting Medicare Part B premium help and extra help for drug costs have been increased for 2012. The federal poverty level is now set at $930.83 per month, so a person living on less than this amount qualifies for various assistance programs.  Additionally, people who live on up to 35% more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Phoenix and Maricopa County</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/04/medicare-advantage-enrollment-in-phoenix-and-maricopa-county/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/04/medicare-advantage-enrollment-in-phoenix-and-maricopa-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Maricopa County, 44% of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.  There are 21 Medicare Advantage plans available in Maricopa county that include Part D drug coverage. The plans listed below have the largest number of enrollees or are growing their numbers.  The plans listed below are all HMO network plans. Feb-12 Feb-11 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Tucson and Pima County</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/03/medicare-advantage-enrollment-in-tucson-and-pima-county/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/03/medicare-advantage-enrollment-in-tucson-and-pima-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Tucson and Pima County, competition is fierce among the four major players in the Medicare Advantage market. Medicare Advantage is popular among Pima County seniors, with 45% being enrolled in these private plans. CMS (Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services) released the latest numbers on Medicare Advantage enrollment, and here&#8217;s what it looks like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage:  Enrollment is still growing.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/01/medicare-advantage-enrollment-is-still-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/01/medicare-advantage-enrollment-is-still-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enrollment in Medicare Advantage increased by over 1 million people from 2011 to 2012.  Medicare Advantage plans are run by insurance companies which are paid by Medicare to replace a person&#8217;s &#8220;Original Medicare&#8221;. These private Medicare plans are generally HMO or PPO network plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported today that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage: Overpaid by $3 billion in 2010</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/27/medicare-advantage-overpaid-by-3-billion-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/27/medicare-advantage-overpaid-by-3-billion-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Insurance companies that run Medicare Advantage plans were overpaid by as much as $3.1 billion in 2010, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. Medicare Advantage plans receive payments from Medicare for each person enrolled with them.  In Arizona, the payments start at around $800 per month per person. Medicare Advantage plans also [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting Medicare-covered health services at home</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/24/getting-medicare-covered-health-services-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/24/getting-medicare-covered-health-services-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Sayen, Medicare Regional Administrator Medicare covers a variety of heath care services that you can receive in the comfort and privacy of your home. These include intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, and occupational therapy. Such services used to be available only at a hospital or doctor’s office. But they’re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and getting old: Are you worried?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/20/medicare-and-getting-old-are-you-worried/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/20/medicare-and-getting-old-are-you-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most older Americans (63%) are very worried they won&#8217;t be able to pay for their medical care as they age, according to a report by The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI).  From information contained in the report, we should be worried. According to an article in LifeHealthPro which reviewed the IRI report, people on Medicare can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Medicare: Who will take care of you when you&#8217;re old?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/16/beyond-medicare-who-will-take-care-of-you-when-youre-really-old/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/16/beyond-medicare-who-will-take-care-of-you-when-youre-really-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home health care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received and email from the SCAN Foundation with a list of &#8220;10 things you should know about aging with dignity and independence&#8221;.  The list is an eye-opener&#8230; and a real bummer. Here are some of the very interesting points from the email which will make you think about your plans for getting old&#8230;. or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/12/medicare-advantage-you-can-still-quit-your-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/12/medicare-advantage-you-can-still-quit-your-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If a person is unhappy with their Medicare Advantage plan, there is a way to get out of it, and that is called the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP). The MADP runs from January 1 through February 14th. After that, most people are &#8220;locked into&#8221; their Advantage plan for the rest of the year. (See [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Americans healthier, or just afraid seek medical care?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/10/are-americans-healthier-or-just-afraid-seek-medical-care/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/01/10/are-americans-healthier-or-just-afraid-seek-medical-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Growth in U.S. Health Spending Remains Slow in 2010 U.S. health care spending experienced historically low rates of growth in 2009 and 2010, according to the annual report of national health expenditures (NHE). The low rate of growth means Americans got less health care than in previous years. The report notes that U.S. health care spending [...]]]></description>
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