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Understanding Medicare

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What Is Part D (Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage)?

Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. There are two ways to get Medicare prescription drug coverage:

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. These plans (sometimes called "PDPs") add drug coverage to Original Medicare, some Medicare Cost Plans, some Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) Plans, and Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) Plans.
Medicare Advantage Plans (like an HMO or PPO) are other Medicare health plans that offer Medicare prescription drug coverage. You get all of your Part A and Part B coverage, and prescription drug coverage (Part D), through these plans. Medicare Advantage Plans with prescription drug coverage are sometimes called "MA-PDs."

If you decide not to join a Medicare drug plan when you’re first eligible, and you don’t have other credible prescription drug coverage, you will likely pay a late enrollment penalty.

Preventing Falls in Elderly

Causes and Prevention

Two-thirds of those who experience a fall will fall again within six months.

A decrease in bone density contributes to falls and resultant injuries.
Failure to exercise regularly results in poor muscle tone, decreased strength, and loss of bone mass and flexibility.
At least one-third of all falls in the elderly involve environmental hazards in the home.

Preventing elder abuse and neglect

Preventing elder abuse and neglect

We can help reduce the incidence of elder abuse, but it’ll take more effort than we’re making now. Preventing elder abuse means doing three things:

Listening to seniors and their caregivers
Intervening when you suspect elder abuse
Educating others about how to recognize and report elder abuse

Seattle area House call's Yes Doctors !

Many doctors are returning to the practice of medicine a hundred years ago and are making house calls. Certain health insurance plans including Medicare will now reimburse a doctor and possibly a staff member -- if test equipment is involved -- to visit homebound patients in their homes.

To qualify for a home visit the patient must have to experience great difficulty in leaving the home. This does not however mean the care recipient need be completely disabled. It simply means that transportation requirements or help needed to get to a doctor might be very expensive or difficult to provide or leaving the home might jeopardize the patient’s safety.

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