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said she was not receiving skilled nursing care. Magelderly often are over- need, Medicare pays for whelmed and simply give seat lift chairs. The prob-up without fighting if pay- lem is the claims form is ninie proved she wasment ispromised benefits. Many filed in precisely the cor- surance company reim-do not even know they can rect manner or the claim bursed appeal, much less how to will be denied. Magninie $35,000.denied for so complex and must be Medicare and a secondthewomango about it.and her staff know how toThe problem, according filethatclaim;to Magninie, is “not the people do not. high cost of medical care, regulationsareIt's the high cost of in- specific, but the client doescompetencyin not have access to thebureaucracy. If you wrote regulations.”down all the rules and Magninie also conductsregulations in one book public education programsand were really specific, to help people understandno one could lift the book, the health insurance sys-Wereallyneedsimplify.”Physiciansspendto tern and their options.Several times a year Medi-so cal Insurance Assistance much time on insurance conducts classes to help paperwork that “we really people understand their strap them in in their ef- usurance and how to do forts to practice medicine.” the necessary paperwork When a client has two or to collect benefits, three different medical in- What makes it all worth surance policies, each while for Magninie are thefor different typeslike the womanof care, the problem be- in a nursing home who comes even more complex, was denied reimburse-When there is medical ment because MedicareFor more information,most call Medical Insurance As-“The sistance at 632-1794.veryHeated Outdoor Po Tennis Courts
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Colorado Springs Beacon
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Mon, Apr 01, 1991
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