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		<title>Medicare Free Preventive Screenings</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/05/08/medicare-free-preventive-screenings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preventive screenings are covered by Medicare at no cost to the patient, but sometimes there will be a bill to pay.  A colonoscopy is the example I use with my clients to explain how &#8220;free&#8221; tests and procedures sometimes turn out not to be free. Last month, a client called me to complain about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamacare and Medicare:  What has changed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What terrible things has &#8220;Obamacare&#8221; delivered since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010?  According to the Center for Medicare Advocacy, here is how the healthcare reform law has affected Medicare: Closing the Medicare Drug Coverage Gap. 2011 is the first year of a multi-year phase out of the &#8220;donut hole&#8221;.  For 2011, beneficiaries pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Preventive Screening: Watch out for added charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare reform now requires health insurance to cover preventive screenings at no cost to the patient. (I am talking about under-65 health insurance, not Medicare.) That means an annual visit to a primary care physician, nurse practitioner, or a physician&#8217;s assistant. Note: The new rules apply to new health insurance plans or insurance policies that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and Preventive Health Care</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/06/17/medicare-and-preventive-health-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an update on preventive services that are paid for by Medicare. This press release is written by David Sayen,  Medicare’s regional administrator for California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Trust Territories. You may have heard something lately about “preventive health care.” What does that mean, exactly? At its most basic level, preventive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Wellness Visit Now Covered by Medicare</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/08/annual-wellness-visit-now-covered-by-medicare/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/08/annual-wellness-visit-now-covered-by-medicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare now covers annual wellness visits and will provide payment for the creation of a personalized prevention plan.  The wellness visit will include a health risk assessment to: Establish or update the individual&#8217;s medical and family history; Create a list of current providers and suppliers involved in providing [...]]]></description>
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