2.3_Deductible_Benefit_120907.pdf

How to Check This NoticeDo you recognize the name of each facility?  Check the dates.Did you get the claims listed?  Do they match those listed on your receipts and bills? If you already paid the bill, did you pay the right amount?  Check the maximum you may be billed. See if the claim was sent to your Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) plan or other insurer. That plan may pay your share.  How to Report FraudIf you think a facility or business is involved in fraud, call us at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).Some examples of fraud include offers for free medical services, or billing you for Medicare services you didnt get. If we determine that your tip led to uncovering fraud, you may qualify for a reward.You can make a difference!  Last year, Medicare saved tax-payers $4 billion the largest sum ever recovered in a single yearthanks to people who reported suspicious activity to Medicare.  How to Get Help with Your Questions1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)  Ask for hospital services. Your customer-service code is 05535.TTY 1-877-486-2048 (for hearing impaired)Contact your State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) for free, local health insurance counseling. Call 1-555-555-5555 .  Your Benefit PeriodsYour hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays are measured in benefit days  and benefit periods . Every day that you spend in a hospital or SNF counts toward the benefit days in that benefit period. A benefit period begins the day you first receive inpatient hospital services or, in certain circumstances, SNF services, and ends when you havent received any inpatient care in a hospital or inpatient skilled care in a SNF for 60 days in a row. Inpatient Hospital: You have used all of your 90 covered benefit days for the benefit period that began June 5, 2010.Inpatient Lifetime Reserve:  You have 37 days out of 60 reserve days  remaining.Inpatient Mental Health:  You have 185 days out of 190 mental health care days  remaining.Skilled Nursing Facility: You have 63 days out of 100 covered days  remaining for the benefit period that began June 5, 2010.  Your Messages from MedicareGet a pneumococcal shot.  You may only need it once in a lifetime. Contact your health care provider about getting this shot. You pay nothing if your health care provider accepts Medicare assignment.To report a change of address , call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. TTY users should call  1-800-325-0778.Early detection is your best protection.  Schedule your mammogram today, and remember that Medicare helps pay for screening mammograms. Do you use therapy services? Watch the limit! In 2011, Medicares annual coverage limit for most outpatient physical therapy and speech language pathology is $1,860 combined.Exhibit 2.3c  Part A Deductible and Benefit Days: All benefit status days activeTHIS IS NOT A BILL | Page 2 of 5 Jennifer WashingtonMaking the Most of Your Medicare   How to Check This NoticeDo you recognize the name of each facility?  Check the dates.Did you get the claims listed?  Do they match those listed on your receipts and bills? If you already paid the bill, did you pay the right amount?  Check the maximum you may be billed. See if the claim was sent to your Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) plan or other insurer. That plan may pay your share.  How to Report FraudIf you think a facility or business is involved in fraud, call us at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).Some examples of fraud include offers for free medical services, or billing you for Medicare services you didnt get. If we determine that your tip led to uncovering fraud, you may qualify for a reward.You can make a difference!  Last year, Medicare saved tax-payers $4 billion the largest sum ever recovered in a single yearthanks to people who reported suspicious activity to Medicare.  How to Get Help with Your Questions1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)  Ask for hospital services. Your customer-service code is 05535.TTY 1-877-486-2048 (for hearing impaired)Contact your State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) for free, local health insurance counseling. Call 1-555-555-5555 .  Your Benefit PeriodsYour hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays are measured in benefit days  and benefit periods . Every day that you spend in a hospital or SNF counts toward the benefit days in that benefit period. A benefit period begins the day you first receive inpatient hospital services or, in certain circumstances, SNF services, and ends when you havent received any inpatient care in a hospital or inpatient skilled care in an SNF for 60 days in a row. Inpatient Hospital: You have used all of your 90 covered benefit days for the benefit period that began June 5, 2010.Inpatient Lifetime Reserve:  You have used all of your 60 lifetime reserve days.Inpatient Mental Health:  You have used all of your 190 mental health care days.Skilled Nursing Facility: You have used all of your 100 covered benefit days for the benefit period that began June 5, 2010.  Your Messages from MedicareGet a pneumococcal shot.  You may only need it once in a lifetime. Contact your health care provider about getting this shot. You pay nothing if your health care provider accepts Medicare assignment.To report a change of address , call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. TTY users should call  1-800-325-0778.Early detection is your best protection.  Schedule your mammogram today, and remember that Medicare helps pay for screening mammograms. Do you use therapy services? Watch the limit! In 2011, Medicares annual coverage limit for most outpatient physical therapy and speech language pathology is $1,860 combined.Exhibit 2.3d  Part A Deductible and Benefit Days: All benefit status used