Latest Health News – Last Updated 12/22/2009
NEW! December 2009 Senior Health Newsletter Headlines:
- Integrated Care Initiative Delayed Until 2011
- New Enrollment Procedures in Medicare Part D Program for Low-Income Pennsylvanians
- Reminder-Important Changes to Eligibility for MSP and LIS Started January 1 st
- Changes to PACE/PACENET Partner Plans in 2010
- And much much more...
NEW! LI NET Guidance for Pharmacists. LI NET replaced the Wellpoint Point-of-Sale Facilitated Enrollment Process effective 1/1/2010 (in PDF, Dec 2009).
NEW! November 2009 Health Law Newsletter Headlines:
- Helping Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Facing Plan Terminations at the End of the Year
- MIPPA Changes to LIS and MSP Start 1/1/2010
- Federal Health Care Reform Update
- OMHSAS Finalizes Personal Care Home Policy
- Medicare Launches New LI NET Program
- PHLP Staffer Receives Award from ACHIEVA
- And much much more ...
NEW! PHLP Releases: Uninsured Pennsylvanians: Meet Your Friends, Neighbors, Coworkers
(in pdf, Dec 2009). Personal Stories Illustrate Importance of Coverage for 1,300,000 Pennsylvanians. As Congress debates health care reform, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project has issued Uninsured Pennsylvanians. This new report chronicles the personal struggles of eight Pennsylvanians who have little or no health insurance coverage. Read the press release here for more information.
NEW! Medicare 2010 Factsheets!
NEW! Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Factsheets!
NEW! October 2009 Senior Health Newsletter Headlines:
- Helping Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Facing Plan Terminations at the End of the Year
- Medicare part D Low-Income Subsidy Eligibility Guidelines Expanding Starting January 2010
- MIPPA Changes Will Help More People Qualify for the Medicare Savings Programs in 2010
- Medicare 2010-Costs
- And much much more...
Adult Community Autism Program (ACAP) now enrolling individuals from
Lancaster, Cumberland, and Dauphin counties! Click here for more details.
PHLP Releases: The Veterans Health Administration: A Guide for Advocates (in pdf, April 2009).
PHLP Releases: Navigating COBRA under ARRA Factsheet (in pdf April 2009).
Pennsylvania Passes Autism Insurance Act (Act 62). Click here for a summary about the new law. Click here for more information about the Autism law website and email addresses.
Feds Approve PA Autism Waiver! Click here for more details.
Assisted Living Update. Click here for more information about Assisted Living.
PHLP, ACORN, CLS, and PUP launch Hospital Accountability Project. Click here for information about the project.
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