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2008 Medicare premiums and coinsurance ratesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - October 10, 2007 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Order a Medicare Replacement Card OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - November 17, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

2007 Medicare premiums and coinsurance ratesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - November 17, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Medicare & You 2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - October 18, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Medicare.gov Data UpdatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This week data was updated on following Medicare.gov tools:Supplier Directory.Participating Physician Directory.Helpful Contacts.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Hospital Compare Expands Quality Measures to a Total of 20Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest release of Hospital Compare now includes three new measures: one for pneumonia and two for Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP). Enhancements also include the merging of the acute-care and critical access hospitals into one list and improvement of the bar graph to display the scores for the top 10% achieved by hospitals.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Home Health Compare is now available in SpanishEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Home Health Compare which was first launched in October 2003 is now available in Spanish. In addition, the quality measures have also been updated to include information on patients whose bladder control improves, who are short of breath less often and who stay at home after home health care ends.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

"E-mail This Page" FeatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Helpful Contacts and Static sections of the Medicare.gov site now have a new "E-mail This Page" functionality. This feature offers users the capability to e-mail a Medicare.gov web page to another individual. Using this feature, family members and other partner organizations can research and communicate specific information to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, information can now be shared in an e-mail that could not be bookmarked due to the dynamic nature of the information.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

RSS Launched for CMS' WebsitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CMS' has launched its Medicare RSS News Service. RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, delivers up-to-date news and activity information from our websites. Partner websites can also easily incorporate our content and news feeds onto their website.CMS currently has the following RSS Feeds available: Medicare.gov Spotlight, CMS.HHS.gov Spotlight, Medicare.gov Site Updates, and CMS.HHS.gov Headlines. Check back often for new RSS Feeds as they become available.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

Medicare Advantage is the new name for Medicare + ChoiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medicare Advantage rules and payments are improved to give you more health plan choices. In 2006, Medicare Advantage plan choices will be expanded to include regional Preferred Provider Organization plans (PPOs).
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - May 19, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations

New Edition of the Guide to Home Health Care AgenciesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Home Health Compare can assist in choosing the best local home health agency - based on past performance helping patients get better and improving their ability to function at home. By looking at the type of care the beneficiary needs and seeing what portion of each agency's patients achieve the best results ("outcomes") for that type of care, beneficiaries and their families can make sure that they choose the agency with the best track record.
Source: Medicare.gov Site Updates - March 17, 2006 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations