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Coronavirus Fuels Explosive Growth In Telehealth ― And Concern About Fraud
By Fred Schulte April 22, 2020, khn.org On March 17, Medicare chief Seema Verma stepped to the podium at a White House coronavirus briefing and unveiled a “historic action” to promote virtual medical care, or telehealth. Verma temporarily lifted a variety of federal...
Information for Families of Residents in Adult Homes or Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Epidemic
Updated May 18, 2020 If you have a family member or friend in a Nursing Home or Adult Home here are important things you should know during the trying times of the COVID-19 epidemic. If you cannot communicate with a resident and are concerned about their status and...
Alert from the NY State Office of Aging
A Call Center Agent took a call from a VT resident (Harriet) currently in Florida. Harriet received a Facebook message from a friend who shared that she (the friend) had received a government grant for senior citizens, and Harriet could too. She gave Harriet a...
New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
“The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people...