State health officials this week said they would extend the timeline for transition into managed care plans for thousands of frail California seniors in the Multipurpose Senior Services Program. At an Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services hearing this week, the revised timeline was released by Mari Cantwell, chief deputy director at the… Continue reading State Responds To Concerns – Resets Timeline For Senior Program Transition

Californians Increasingly Visiting Hospital ERs for Non-injury Care – Original Post by Monte Morin of the Los Angeles Times on April 7, 2015 Californians are increasingly likely to visit an emergency room for complex medical problems, research shows. Californians are increasingly likely to visit a hospital emergency room for complex medical problems rather than an… Continue reading Californians Increasingly Visiting Hospital ERs for Non-injury Care

Original article published by David Gorn of California Healthline Zelda Gamble of Long Beach, 74, has diabetes, high blood pressure and severe rheumatoid arthritis that keeps her confined to a motorized wheelchair all day. Gamble is one of roughly 12,000 frail seniors across California who depend on the Multipurpose Senior Services Program, or MSSP, for… Continue reading If California Ends Coordinated Care Initiative, What Happens to Frail Senior Duals?

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar for the Associated Press, originally posted on ABC News Primary care doctors caring for low-income patients will face steep fee cuts next year as a temporary program in President Barack Obama’s health care law expires. That could squeeze access just when millions of new patients are gaining Medicaid coverage. A study Wednesday… Continue reading Doctors Face Steep Medicaid Cuts as Fee Boost Ends

Medicare patients can’t lose treatment even if they ‘show no improvement,’ says oft-ignored Jimmo v. Sebelius. Several days after Christmas last year, my 91-year-old mother suffered a stroke. Up until that time, I had paid very little attention to the topic of Medicare. But in the days that she spent at a San Antonio hospital… Continue reading Little-Known Medicare Lawsuit Can Help Clear Path to Recovery

Shield HealthCare is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date resources to assist customers in navigating and understanding Medicare coverage. At ShieldHealthCare.com, you will find a variety of helpful resources and tools for managing home healthcare medical supply needs. One of the most popular resources is Medicare Rights. This educational website is a valuable tool that offers free education on Medicare benefits, consumer… Continue reading Medicare Rights: Making You Medicare Smart