The Department of Health Services is holding public meetings to solicit comments on a draft proposal for Virtual PACE, a program to integrate the care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. More than 120,000 Wisconsin residents receive their health care through a combination of their Medicare and Medicaid benefit. This proposal [...]

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out. The deadline for applying during the general enrollment period is March 31. If [...]

Milwaukee health insurance 27 percent more costly than Madison, and much lower quality Citizen Action of Wisconsin released its 6th Annual Wisconsin Health Insurance Cost Ranking report earlier this week on a state-wide media call. On the media call to comment on the report were Congressman Ron Kind, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Representative Jon [...]

The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and Know Your Care Wisconsin held a forum at the Clinton Rose Senior Center to promote the many free preventive care benefits for seniors available under the Affordable Care Act. This week’s event was part of a larger public education campaign launched earlier this summer by the U.S. Department [...]

Chairman of the Black Congressional Congress, Emanuel Cleaver, II weighed in on the Republican leadership’s budget plan that ends Medicare while protecting tax breaks for special interests and the wealthiest Americans: “As we approach the 200th day in the United States House of Representatives with no real jobs legislation or solutions brought forth by the [...]

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI Need Medicare Part B? If you’re eligible, now is the time to sign up. The general enrollment period for Medicare Part B runs from January 1 through March 31. Before you make a decision about general enrollment, let us fill you in on some [...]

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist The sun is out and there are a thousand and one things you could be doing outside. The last thing you want to do is sit in traffic on your way to the Social Security office, or to wait in line once you get there. From your [...]

The Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama this year will provide seniors and their families with greater savings and increased quality health care. It will also ensure accountability throughout the health care system so patients and their doctor—not insurance companies—have greater control over their own care. On Tues., June 8, [...]

This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections of the recently passed health care bill and the implications for the African American community. This event followed the bill signing ceremony with President Obama earlier [...]

By Hal Sadowy, vice president and general manager for Today’s Health® HMO in Wisconsin If you are on Medicare and believe your current Medicare Advantage plan is not meeting your health care needs, you may be eligible to change your plan under the current Open Enrollment Period that ends March 31. After this deadline passes, [...]