[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: Washington Wire -- June 4, 2015

[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: June 4, 2015 at 3:00:13 PM EDT
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> June 4, 2015
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> CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES
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> UCP Among Supporters of the Reintroduction of Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act
> This week, Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), reintroduced the Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act. The act will allow individuals with chronic illness to appeal the placement of their specialty drugs on the Medicare Part D Specialty Tier. Specialty drugs include high priced and injectable drugs that exceed a minimum monthly cost threshold by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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> These drugs are used to treat chronic illnesses and diseases that include multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hemophilia, and others. Please support the companion bills H.R. 2624 and S. 1488, the Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act so that individuals affected by these chronic conditions can get relief from the issue of paying for these high-cost drugs! Get more information from Representative Johnson and Senator Nelson.
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> New Survey Shows Most Americans with Disabilities ‘Striving to Work’
> On Wednesday, a new survey from the University of New Hampshire Institute of Disability and the Kessler Foundation found that more than two-thirds of American adults with disabilities are ‘striving to work.’ The survey interviewed 3,000 people with disabilities and found that 43 percent were currently working, 9 percent were looking for work and 17 percent had worked since the onset of their disability. View the report, and read an over view from the Kessler Foundation.
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> House Holds Hearing on SSI, SSDI, and Unemployment Insurance
> This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, held a hearing on “Protecting the Safety Net from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.” The hearing reviewed a variety of bills that have been introduced and are related to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Unemployment Insurance (UI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). View the Subcommittee on Human Resources Chairman Boustany’s opening remarks from the hearing.
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> STATE CHECK-UP
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> June Edition of Medicaid Watch Released
> Read the June 1, 2015 edition of MEDICAID WATCH. Notable and recent state developments and proposals that expand access and eligibility appear in blue, while noteworthy and recent state developments and proposals that reduce access and eligibility are printed in red. The last two pages contain a regularly-updated and current listing of sources and resources on state-level health coverage, with the most relevant news, facts and documents highlighted in yellow.
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> The MEDICAID WATCH doesn't cover only state-level Medicaid eligibility and access news; it also reports on other state health assistance programs, including: State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP); States' own non-federally-funded medical assistance programs; State Pharmacy Assistance Programs (SPAPs); State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); State-subsidized or - sponsored health insurance programs for limited income persons; and State-subsidized high risk health insurance pools (including premium discounts given by some risk pools to those with incomes under state-set levels).
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> ON THE HORIZON
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> Social Security Administration Announces New Online Service for Medicare Beneficiaries
> On June 2, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it would be offering a new online service that will allow Medicare beneficiaries to get a replacement Medicare card if theirs has been lost, damaged or otherwise needs to replaced. If you are in need of a replacement card, login to your my Social Security account. Learn how to create a my Social Security account if you don’t already have one and read more about this new online feature from SSA.gov.
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> For more information on the Washington Wire, please contact Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org.
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