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View the Medicaid Expansion-Healthy Michigan Plan Webinar

By on January 10, 2014 in Health and Medical, Medicaid, Resources

This webinar answered a lot of my questions about the April 1 Medicaid expansion.

Anyone can view it at http://slidesha.re/1fh5m4q

Here is more info from the Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA)……A PDF copy of the webinar slides are available for download at: http://bit.ly/1iWVUUe

Here is information from MPCA:  You can send your contact information to enroll@mpca.net to be added to the distribution list for the webinar.

You can access more information and FAQs on the Healthy Michigan plan at: www.michigan.gov/healthymichiganplan

You can access helpful partner materials, including a flier which discusses the type of coverage most appropriate for individual consumers, at: www.enrollmichigan.com

And Finally, you can encourage clients and constituents to text “InfoMI” to 69866 to receive text message updates about health insurance options in Michigan.

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Affordable Care Act “Marketplace”

By on June 19, 2013 in Health and Medical, Medicaid, Resources

This website re: Medicaid is easy to navigate!  It is the Health Insurance Marketplace from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Medicaid Expansion and Michigan

By on May 17, 2013 in General information, Reference Information

To view a presentation regarding Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and the state of Michigan’s thinking, follow link http://www.ustream.tv/channel/exec-to-exec–marianne-udow-phillips-5-14-2013.  A copy of the presentation with EXCELLENT statistics is attached as well.   Presentation runs about an hou

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HHS partners with pharmacies to educate Medicare beneficiaries about new health benefits

By on August 17, 2012 in Health and Medical, Pharmacy, Resources

HHS partners with pharmacies to educate Medicare beneficiaries about new health benefits

Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced partnerships with several pharmacies to help customers learn about new Medicare benefits available to them under the Affordable Care Act – the health care law. These partnerships – with CVS Caremark, Walgreens, Thrifty White, Walmart, and Sam’s Club – will provide Medicare beneficiaries a range of educational materials on newly available preventive services, as well as savings on prescription drug spending in the “donut hole” coverage gap. At a CVS in Jacksonville, Secretary Sebelius discussed the new preventive services and received a free blood pressure reading at the CVS MinuteClinic.

“Our pharmacy partners are helping their customers make informed health care decisions,” said Secretary Sebelius. “These partnerships will help people with Medicare learn more about new preventive services such as mammograms, and the new Annual Wellness visit that are available at no charge for everyone with Medicare.”

Some examples of how pharmacy partners are working to increase awareness of preventive services available under Medicare include the following:

CVS Caremark is distributing material about new preventive services covered at no cost to beneficiaries at its more than 7,300 CVS/pharmacy stores and 600 MinuteClinic locations, through brochures, register receipt messages and online.
Thrifty White Pharmacy is providing information on preventive services through its 85 locations throughout the Midwest.
Walgreens is distributing information in nearly 8,000 pharmacies and over 350 Take Care Clinic locations, as well as using in-store announcements and providing this information as part of its Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP.
HHS is working with Walmart and Sam’s Club to provide healthcare information to their shoppers online.

Other pharmacies or partners can find information on how to work with CMS to educate consumers about the benefits available to them at: http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/Current-Partnership-Opportunities/index.html

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