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David sayen
regional Administrator
People talk a lot these days about the rising cost of healthcare. How much of a role does fraud play in this?
  A significant one, unfortunately. The fact is that criminals steal billions of dollars each year from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance [...]

by David Sayen
 
If you’ve been turned down for health insurance because of a pre-existing condition, or offered coverage only at an unaffordable price, you may have another option: California’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
 The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, or PCIP, is available to children and adults who’ve been locked out of the health insurance market because [...]

By David Sayen
Regional Administrator
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
You may have read a restaurant guide or review before going out for a special dinner. And you’ve probably read a consumer review or two before spending thousands of dollars on a new car.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a place where you could get [...]

The Commonwealth Fund recently estimated that 872,802 Californians are potentially eligible for the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), a new program created under the Affordable Care Act.
These are Californians with cancer, heart disease, lupus, or other serious medical problems that have caused them to be turned down for insurance coverage, or for whom insurance coverage [...]

By David Sayen
Regional Administrator
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Your Original Medicare insurance covers a wide variety of health services, from flu shots to inpatient hospital stays to hospice care. But it doesn’t cover everything, and it doesn’t cover all your out-of-pocket costs.
Many services covered by Original Medicare require co-payments, coinsurance, or deductibles. But you [...]

Health & Wealth
The military graft scandal and corruption which involved the late Gen. Angelo Reyes, Gen. Carlos Garcia, Gen. Jacinto Ligot  ( older graduates of the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City) and other older generals  put to test the integrity, honesty and  morality of the younger PMA graduates.
In his address at the graduation [...]

CalPERS letter to HHS outlines efforts to implement Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage and lowering premium costs for enrollees
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received a letter from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which provides health benefits to 1.6 million workers, retirees, and their families, outlining the ways the [...]

DALLAS,  — Keep your heart healthy and you may slow down the aging of your brain, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
In the study, people whose hearts pumped less blood had brains that appeared older than the brains of those whose hearts pumped more blood.  Decreased cardiac [...]

Answers To Commonly Asked Medicare Questions

Q:   How will people with Medicare benefit in the near future from the new Affordable Care Act?
A:   People with Medicare should have recently received important information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that explains some of the immediate benefits they may see from the new Affordable Care [...]

SEATTLE, Washington – Some Medicare enrollees, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) seniors, will soon receive the first batches of $250 rebate checks from the government.
The checks are designed to provide financial help to those who have reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap known as the ‘donut hole.’ What that means is that [...]