Simplifying Medicare Information Access for Family Caregivers.
This law requires Medicare to inform beneficiaries about the option to authorize a family caregiver to access their personal health information via the 1-800-MEDICARE hotline. This change simplifies how caregivers manage the beneficiary's health affairs, regardless of their specific Medicare plan. The law also mandates new educational efforts focused on preventing fraud related to unauthorized data access.
Key points
Medicare beneficiaries can now easily authorize family caregivers to access their health information through the 1-800-MEDICARE phone line using a specific authorization form.
The government must launch extensive outreach campaigns and make authorization forms readily available, including in non-English languages, on Medicare.gov and social media.
New guidelines and education are required to protect beneficiaries against fraud related to inappropriate access or use of their personal health data.
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