Update on Federal Legislative Affairs

§ February 16th, 2012 § Filed under In the Courts, Notes from the Mother Church § Tagged Dick Armey, federal appeals court, insurance plans, Medicare, Social Security Leave a Comment- § 1 Comment

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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, February 7, 2012, that seniors who receive Social Security cannot reject their legal right to Medicare benefits.

Court rules that those enrolled in Social Security must enroll in Medicare

A federal appeals court ruled on Feb. 7, 2012 that senior citizens who receive Social Security cannot reject their legal rights to Medicare benefits. The five senior citizen plaintiffs—among whom is former House Majority Leader Dick Armey—argued that they prefer their private insurance plans, and that the policy compelling Social Security recipients to enroll in Medicare violates the fundamental right of the individual to choose his own form of health care without consequence. § Read the rest of this entry…

Who Covers Christian Science Care?

§ January 26th, 2012 § Filed under In the Courts, Notes from Don Ingwerson § Tagged Christian Science, Christian Science care, healh care, health insurance, insurance plans Leave a Comment- § 1 Comment

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There is a great amount of information on the Federal Committee office web site and I encourage you to peruse it. The article below on insurance is just one of the many items that are presented on this web site. The comments from readers and the answers from the Federal office that follow this article are very informative.

Insurance Plans Covering Christian Science Care

Various federal, state, and private health insurance plans provide for the reimbursement of Christian Science nursing care and practitioner treatment. Additionally, 17 Christian Science nursing facilities across the country are Medicare providers, which means individuals who have Medicare Part A can receive reimbursement at those facilities. § Read the rest of this entry…