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	<title>medicare-medicaid.com &#187; medicare recipients</title>
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		<title>Medicare and Oxygen &#8211; Helping with the Confusion</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-and-oxygen-helping-with-the-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-and-oxygen-helping-with-the-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare and Oxygen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that Medicare has problems to be fixed.  However, the issue regarding oxygen support for patients on Medicar who need that type of treatment to basically stay alive is confusing Medicare recipients.  The gist of the proposal by President Obama and his team working on Medicare and Healthcare reform is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding New Doctors Who Accept Medicare</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/finding-new-doctors-who-accept-medicare/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/finding-new-doctors-who-accept-medicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 21:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is estimated that the number of internists will decline substantially by 2025, and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission indicates finding a new primary physician is becoming more difficult for seniors—meaning that Medicare recipients should begin as early as possible for the best doctor and get established and comfortable with that doctor.
According to MedicareSupplementPlans.com: Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Nightmare for Doctors &amp; Patients</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-nightmare-for-doctors-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-nightmare-for-doctors-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Payments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In three western states – California, Hawaii and Nevada – doctors who accept Medicare as payment for patients are stuck between a huge rock and a very, very hard place.  They are in a situation where Medicare’s payment backlog has created a multimillion dollar problem.  They now have to make some vey difficult choices between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of RX Coverage for Low Income Medicare Recipients</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/lack-of-rx-coverage-for-low-income-medicare-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/lack-of-rx-coverage-for-low-income-medicare-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It stands to reason that the most vulnerable individuals in the United States who have some of the most extensive health problems and have paid into Social Security and Medicare while they worked for years, should not have to worry about how they will be able to get their medication.  In their minds – and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Medicare Recipients from Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/protecting-medicare-recipients-from-identity-theft/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/protecting-medicare-recipients-from-identity-theft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare recipients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security number]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Identity theft has become a huge problem in the United States and throughout the world, and it is getting worse.  It seems that every day we hear about a new way that fraudsters have figured out to get pertinent information about us that they can use to purchase anything from a car to a home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harder to Find Doctors Accepting Medicare</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/harder-to-find-doctors-accepting-medicare/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/harder-to-find-doctors-accepting-medicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the financial issues surrounding Medicare it has become harder to find doctors who readily accept Medicare, or even accept it at all.
Before the increase of fraud, red tape, financial woes, budget constraints and the like, doctors who accepted Medicare were not hard to find.  Many doctors used to set aside a percentage of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Providers Will Soon Enroll Online</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-providers-will-soon-enroll-online/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-providers-will-soon-enroll-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Medicare tries to become more effective, efficient and streamlined, eliminating paperwork and unnecessary time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services has planned an online system to help providers enroll to be providers.  This system will be available to most states in early 2009, and will also be available in California, New York and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Passes Bill Stopping Medicare Cuts to Doctors</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/senate-passes-bill-stopping-medicare-cuts-to-doctors/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/senate-passes-bill-stopping-medicare-cuts-to-doctors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Ac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is good news today for doctors who treat Medicare recipients, and for those recipients who are their patients. 
Congress and the Bush Administration have been playing tug of war regarding proposed 10.6% cuts in payments to doctors treating patients on Medicare.  Doctors have said that they might have to stop treating these particular patients if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP Backs Senate Proposal to Help Medicare</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/aarp-backs-senate-proposal-to-help-medicare/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/aarp-backs-senate-proposal-to-help-medicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of us who read or listen to the news know, there are some extensive efforts by Congress at this time to stop the Bush Administration from enacting regulations making cuts to the pay of doctors and creating other problems for Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries.
There are many points that AARP is looking at backing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Temporary Good News for Medicare Recipients</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/temporary-good-news-for-medicare-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/temporary-good-news-for-medicare-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Good News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Payments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate and House have been grappling with the budget for months now.  There have been many different viewpoints included some pointed and heated debates with the President, with promises of vetoes.
Yesterday, the Senate passed a $3.1 Trillion budget which will pass the burden of balancing the budget and dealing with tax issues that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Medicare Phone Scam</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/another-medicare-phone-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/another-medicare-phone-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 05:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sheriff in Isabella County, central Michigan issued a warning for seniors and individuals with disabilities about yet another scam aimed at them. 
This scam has callers contacting Medicare recipients telling them that the caller is from Medicare and has called to warn the recipient that their benefits will cancel in 30 days.  The callers also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA and Medicare Work Together to Keep Beneficiaries Safer</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/fda-and-medicare-work-together-to-keep-beneficiaries-safer/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/fda-and-medicare-work-together-to-keep-beneficiaries-safer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 05:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous complaints about government agencies not communicating with one another and not working together.  Some of these complaints make it clear that because of this lack of communication people have been hurt or killed, lost money or property and have often ended up in crisis.
There is some good news for Medicare recipients.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Help Available for Medicare Recipients</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/financial-help-available-for-medicare-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/financial-help-available-for-medicare-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 02:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are receiving Medicare benefits but even with prescription coverage do not have enough money for drugs or premium, there is help available through the Social Security Administration.
Many people are not aware of this assistance.  The assistance is $3,600 that can go toward your prescriptions or your premiums.  This assistance is available once every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Nursing Home Information Available through Medicare/CMS Database</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/critical-nursing-home-information-available-through-medicarecms-database/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/critical-nursing-home-information-available-through-medicarecms-database/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us think about Medicare in terms of types and amounts of plans and coverage.  Sometimes we only think about it when we are feeling ill or having to visit the doctor or hospital. 
This is not all that Medicare does.  There are many types of information that Medicare collects and Medicare provides.  One important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Health Care Accreditation Important for Medicare Recipients</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/home-health-care-accreditation-important-for-medicare-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/home-health-care-accreditation-important-for-medicare-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many individuals receiving Medicare benefits rely on home health care as one of the main benefits they receive.  Home Health Care for these individuals – usually seniors or individuals with disabilities – is their lifeline and an essential link in their services and well-being.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has once again [...]]]></description>
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