Cupcake Competition Fundraiser February 4, 2012
January 25th, 2012
January 25th, 2012
Passages is offering a lecture to help you understand the importance of preventive care, how it’s covered by Medicare, who is eligible, and how you can get more information.
January 6th, 2012
PASSAGES Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) is looking for individuals to help people with Medicare navigate the complex healthcare system. Beginning in 2011 the first “baby boomers” began to enter Medicare and it is estimated that over 10,000 boomers turn 65 each day and they’ll keep turning 65 until 2029.
November 29th, 2011
As debt reduction talks continue in Washington, changes to Medicare to save federal dollars have gained widespread support from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac), policymakers and Congressional representatives. Many of the proposed changes would affect both current and future Medicare beneficiaries, but in significantly different ways, depending on which changes are adopted. Savings to the Medicare program in “Washington speak” usually mean reducing the number or amount of services beneficiaries receive which translates to beneficiaries paying more of their own health care costs.