For People with Medicare:
For People with Medicare:
Voicing Your Concerns, Getting Answers
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If you have Medicare coverage, not only are you entitled to quality healthcare, but you are also guaranteed access to easy-to-understand information concerning:
- Filing a complaint about the quality of healthcare you have received in the past or are undergoing now
- Appealing a decision to send you home from a hospital when you feel you should continue to stay there
- Appealing a decision to end a course of treatment (such as rehabilitation, nursing home, home health, or hospice care) when you feel you still need those services
- Medicare coverage and policies—browse the Medicare website or simply call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or TTY/TTD 1-877-486-2048 for the hearing and speech impaired
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Summary of Recent Activities |
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As a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, we are required to track our activities related to responding to Medicare beneficiaries’ appeals and quality-of-care complaints. See Idaho and Washington reports for 11/07 through 6/08. |
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Medicare & You |
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For a detailed description of your rights and protections under Medicare, please see the free publication Medicare & You: Review the online version For a printed copy, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or TTY/TTD 1-877-486-2048 for the hearing and speech impaired |
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