The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) allows you to appoint someone to help you in dealing with the SSA, but you have to do it right.
Empowering Health Care With Teamwork, Knowledge & Common Sense
Author: Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Management attorney and operations consultant Cynthia Marcotte Stamer uses a client objective oriented approach to help businesses, governments, associations and their leaders manage people, performance, risk, legislative and regulatory affairs, data, and other essential elements of their operations.
Join Free 8/18 Mental Health Parity Regulatory Update Call Sponsored By ABA RPTE Employee Benefits Committee
Participate in complimentary briefing on newly proposed mental health parity rules for health plans and other related guidance on 8/18.
Prepare your yourself, family & friends to respond to a health care crisis
Patients, family members and friends often take for granted the ability of a parent, spouse, adult child or another trusted person to get information, act as a caregiver or health care advocate, help with health […]
Promote Kidney Health During National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney Month. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 37 million Americans, amounting to 1 in 7 U.S. adults. Since people with early-stage kidney disease usually do not experience symptoms, 9 in […]
Year End Health, Tax & Financial Wellness Tips
Before ringing in the New Year at midnight on December 31, taxpayers should complete this 12-step year-end health, tax and financial wellness to-do list.
DOJ, FTC & Wisconsin Sue Timeshare Exist Service Providers For Deceptive Practices
Abusive timeshare and other travel or membership programs commonly target elderly or other susceptible Americans. A new joint federal/state enforcement action suggests consumers also should be careful about services offering assistance to exit timeshare and […]
Getting Help With Medicare Concerns
Do you or someone you know have questions and concerns about Medicare? If your purpose in filing a complaint is to gain some type of relief—such as obtaining a refund from a Medicare-participating provider or […]
Comment On Proposed Medicare/Medicaid Electronic Clinical Quality Measures Changes
Patients, caregivers, employer and other health plan sponsors and consultants, health care providers, lawmakers hear a lot about health care quality; however, few understand the quality data and measures relied upon by parties making health […]
CMS Unveils “More User-Friendly” Medicare Website
Medicare updates website to be more “user-friendly”
FDA Approves COVID Booster For Kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the use of a single booster dose for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of […]