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To inform area residents of the impact of future Medicare budget cuts and to help them better understand the Medicare program, Culpeper Memorial Hospital will hold a community information forum on May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the hospital dining room.
Open to all community members and tailored for seniors, the program will discuss the ways Medicare budget cuts may affect seniors and what they can do about it, a hospital spokesman said. The free program will also address changing Medicare regulation and how Medicare works. There will be opportunities for questions and answers.
“We want senior citizens and their families to be comfortable with the program so they will take advantage of the full range of health care opportunities available to them," said John P. Hoyt, CMH vice president of operations. “We also want to help seniors ensure that Medicare continues to provide adequate coverage for their hospital needs.”
This program follows the kick-off of a national campaign coordinated by the American Hospital Association to urge Congress to refuse further Medicare budget cuts. Participating in the forum is a panel of speakers well-versed in Medicare and its regulations, Mr. Hoyt said.
Dr. M. Brevard Wallace of Culpeper, a member of the regional board of the Medical Society of Virginia Review Organization, will explain
how Medicare reviews necessity and quality of care and how hospital admissions are justified and other solutions are chosen.
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