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Medicare recipients get new handbooks

November 9, 2006 By admin

Medicare recipients in Iowa are getting new handbooks in the mail this month detailing several new options in the program this fall. Jennifer Magyar, a Medicare administrator for Iowa, says a new initiative called “My Health, My Medicare” is devoted to helping beneficiaries be healthier and more knowledgeable.

Magyar says there’s a “Welcome to Medicare” physical exam for everyone in their first six months of joining Medicare, there are new screenings for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, smoking cessation counseling and a number of other pluses. She says it’s vital that people, especially older Iowans, get frequent health check-ups since early detection of a problem can often bring a swifter cure and a higher survival rate.

Magyar says “These preventive services are a way to find out early on some issues that someone with Medicare is having out there. What a great opportunity to start to address those now and get the care that they need so they can live a longer, healthier life.” If you don’t have one of the booklets yet, more information is available at the website “www.medicare.gov”.

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