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Scams involving false claims for medical equipment are spreading across California, according to experts in Medicare fraud. Sometimes scammers offer free equipment in exchange for your Medicare number, even if you do not need it. They bill Medicare and potentially get paid. Carolina Oehler, program specialist for the Kern...
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Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
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A restful night’s sleep is vital to a healthy lifestyle but an Indiana physician said most Americans are not getting enough of it and are setting the stage for more long-term serious health conditions. America’s Health Rankings reports nearly 35% of California adults sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour...
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Young people ages 7 to 18 are busy checking off their back-to-school or college lists. Visiting their pediatrician or family doctor to get up to date on immunizations should be part of that list. Immunizations will prepare their immune systems to recognize and resist viruses that spread quickly once...
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Los niños y jóvenes de 7 a 18 años están ocupados completando sus listas de pendientes para preparar su regreso a la escuela o a la universidad. Visitar a su pediatra o médico de cabecera para ponerse al día con las vacunas debería ser parte de esas listas. Las...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Menos de un año después de que a los “Dreamers” se les permitió por primera vez inscribirse en el seguro de salud de Covered California, los inmigrantes indocumentados que fueron traídos a los EE. UU. cuando eran niños están a punto de perder su cobertura médica. En...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health care coverage. In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere...
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The cuts coming to Medicaid, known here as Medi-Cal, will make health care more expensive and harder to access for millions of low-income Californians, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cuts of about $1 trillion will cause at least 15 million...
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Los recortes a Medicaid, conocido en California como Medi-Cal, encarecerán la atención médica y dificultarán el acceso a ella para millones de californianos de bajos ingresos, según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown. La Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso estima que los recortes de aproximadamente un billón...
Scams involving false claims for medical equipment are spreading across California, according to experts in Medicare fraud. Sometimes scammers offer free equipment in exchange for your Medicare number, even if you do not need it. They bill Medicare and potentially get paid. Carolina Oehler, program specialist for the Kern...
Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
A restful night’s sleep is vital to a healthy lifestyle but an Indiana physician said most Americans are not getting enough of it and are setting the stage for more long-term serious health conditions. America’s Health Rankings reports nearly 35% of California adults sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour...
Young people ages 7 to 18 are busy checking off their back-to-school or college lists. Visiting their pediatrician or family doctor to get up to date on immunizations should be part of that list. Immunizations will prepare their immune systems to recognize and resist viruses that spread quickly once...
Los niños y jóvenes de 7 a 18 años están ocupados completando sus listas de pendientes para preparar su regreso a la escuela o a la universidad. Visitar a su pediatra o médico de cabecera para ponerse al día con las vacunas debería ser parte de esas listas. Las...
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Menos de un año después de que a los “Dreamers” se les permitió por primera vez inscribirse en el seguro de salud de Covered California, los inmigrantes indocumentados que fueron traídos a los EE. UU. cuando eran niños están a punto de perder su cobertura médica. En...
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health care coverage. In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere...
The cuts coming to Medicaid, known here as Medi-Cal, will make health care more expensive and harder to access for millions of low-income Californians, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cuts of about $1 trillion will cause at least 15 million...
Los recortes a Medicaid, conocido en California como Medi-Cal, encarecerán la atención médica y dificultarán el acceso a ella para millones de californianos de bajos ingresos, según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown. La Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso estima que los recortes de aproximadamente un billón...