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Subject: Long Term Services and Supports Webinar - November 28, 2012
Date: November 19, 2012 1:26:02 PM EST
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[LTSS Webinars]


The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Administration on Aging (AoA), and Indian Health Service (IHS) are conducting a series of webinars on Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) as part of their joint technical assistance effort. The purpose of the webinars is to share knowledge and promising practices in the field and build an ongoing dialogue among tribal and IHS programs engaged in delivery of long-term services and supports for AI/AN people. The audience includes Title VI grantees, IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health programs and community health representatives, and tribal program staff engaged in delivery of long-term services and supports.

Schedule
Webinars will take place the fourth Wednesday of every month from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – An Overview of Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans, Medicare Marketing Rules, and the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)

The Medicare Open Enrollment period, which runs from October 15th to December 7th each year, can be an overwhelming and confusing time for Medicare beneficiaries across the country. Unfortunately there are many people and companies who take advantage of that confusion by enrolling beneficiaries in plans that they don’t want or cannot use. This presentation will briefly explain what Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug plans are and how they work. There will also be a discussion on the marketing rules for these plans. Attendees will gain an understanding of what insurance companies and agents can and cannot do when selling Medicare plans and how beneficiaries can protect themselves from unwanted marketing practices. Finally, there will be an overview of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, which uses volunteers to help Medicare beneficiaries protect themselves from Medicare fraud and abuse. The SMP can play an important role in helping beneficiaries understand Medicare coverage rules and also in helping beneficiaries work through issues if they find themselves victims of fraud.

Presented By: Rebecca Kinney, SMP Program Manager, Administration for Community Living and Josh Hodges, SMP Program Manager, Administration for Community Living

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2:00 p.m.       EST

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