CMS will launch new “Ask Medicare” site

Via Neil Hendershot’s Elder, Estate, and Fiduciary Law Blog:

On September 18, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will launch its new online service offering “information, tools, and materials to assist caregivers in making informed healthcare decisions.”

The new resource was announced in a Press Release issued by CMS on September 15, 2008, entitled “Medicare Launches New Caregiving Initiative” posted by MarketWatch, Yahoo, Reuters, InsuranceNewsNet, and other media services.

TheCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along withrepresentatives from partner organizations, will launch a new onlineMedicare caregiver initiative providing information, tools andmaterials to help family caregivers. The effort will be launchedwith a Webcast where forum participants will take questions fromcaregivers and highlight personal stories and experiences. * * *