March is National
Kidney Month
March Learning
Series Webinar
Medicare
for People with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
March
14, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
This
webinar:
- Provides
an overview of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Explains
Medicare eligibility and enrollment rules
- Discusses
what Medicare covers
- Identifies
health plan options for people with ESRD
To
register for the webinar, visit, CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=47
Upon
registration, you'll get an email and appointment.
NEW NTP Webinar
Recordings
CMS NTP Learning Series
Webinar:Million Hearts and Medicare Cardiac Preventive Services
(Recorded February 2019)
Did You Know?
CMS
just released the new Medicare Beneficiaries at a
Glance Infographic. It includes 2016 data
on types of Medicare coverage, utilization of healthcare services,
average cost for specific services, top chronic conditions, satisfaction
and access to care, and usual source of care.
March
is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Medicare
Part B (Medical Insurance) covers colorectal cancer screening. To learn
more, visit Medicare.gov/coverage/screening-colonoscopies
or watch this video.
There’s
still time to join Medicare Part A or Part B during the Medicare General Enrollment
Period (GEP) or make changes to your Medicare
Advantage plan during the Medicare Advantage Open
Enrollment Period (MA OEP). The GEP and the MA
OEP end on March 31st.
Try
Medicare’s free “What’s covered” app to
get reliable Medicare information even when you’re offline. “What’s
covered” is available for free on both the App Store and Google Play.
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