News – Medicare for South Carolina https://www.medicare4sc.com Educating Seniors in Medicare Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 CMS Announces Resumption of Routine Inspections https://www.medicare4sc.com/cms-announces-resumption-of-routine-inspections-of-all-provider-and-suppliers/ https://www.medicare4sc.com/cms-announces-resumption-of-routine-inspections-of-all-provider-and-suppliers/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.medicare4sc.com/?p=1503 …

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]]> https://www.medicare4sc.com/cms-announces-resumption-of-routine-inspections-of-all-provider-and-suppliers/feed/ 0 What to Expect from a Contact Tracing Call https://www.medicare4sc.com/what-to-expect-from-a-contact-tracing-call/ https://www.medicare4sc.com/what-to-expect-from-a-contact-tracing-call/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:45:58 +0000 http://www.medicare4sc.com/?p=1501 If you’ve been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, you may be contacted by a contact tracer or public health worker from your state or local health department in an effort to help slow the spread of the disease. Here’s what to know if you get a call: Be aware of scammers pretending to be COVID-19 contact tracers. Legitimate contact tracers will never ask for your…

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]]> https://www.medicare4sc.com/what-to-expect-from-a-contact-tracing-call/feed/ 0 CMS Update on FDA Opioid Efforts https://www.medicare4sc.com/cms-update-on-fda-opioid-efforts/ https://www.medicare4sc.com/cms-update-on-fda-opioid-efforts/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2020 02:02:34 +0000 http://www.medicare4sc.com/?p=1493 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) wants to make you aware of a recent Drug Safety Communication from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA announced it now requires labeling for opioid pain medicine and medicine to treat OUD be updated to recommend that as a routine part of prescribing these medicines, health care professionals should discuss the availability of the…

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