Medicare Advantage Minute headline:

HCA Medical System sees way too many prior authorization denials!

This Nashville based health system (with 186 hospitals and 2400 care sites in 20 states and the UK) is fighting back against the intense Medicare Advantage pressure of prior authorization service denials: trying to beat them at their own game! 

From the government publication “Your Medicare Benefits” comes a description of how Medicare covers Advanced Care Planning.

Finally, the plaintive plea for help from our new client arrives.             This sets in motion a plan to use the “Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period” to disenroll from the problematic Medicare Advantage plans the husband had been sweet-talked into joining.

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Douglas B. Jones Author: Medicare for the Lazy Man

Doug Jones burst forth from Oklahoma like a prairie tornado, born of an Omaha Beach victor and the shortest-serving Miss Oklahoma in history. He was such an accomplished student that nine years of undergrad studies eventually earned him a BA degree from the University of Arizona.
Having been branded at birth with the John Hancock Signature, he became the third generation of a life insurance dynasty founded in 1920. Eventually, a genuine dedication to health insurance conferred black sheep status, causing him to strike out on his own.
Decades later, friends began to pester him about Medicare, angling for free advice. After a period of deep contemplation and reflection, Doug arrived at conclusions and formed some opinions that place him squarely at odds with many other Medicare experts.
Thus was born Medicare for the Lazy Man!