Health Literacy, Prevention and Medicare

There’s that old saying about “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”...and now, the federal Medicare system is taking that to heart with a new initiative to educate Seniors and their doctors about the huge health and financial benefits of preventative care. We’ll look at the realities on the ground right now...and how Medicare itself may have to change.

Guests

• Dr. Charlotte Yeh: Region One Administrator for the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners and Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Region I, a Boston-based agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
• Rick Pollack: Family Doctor with Concord Family Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and President of the New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians.
• Tom Maher: Regional Director for Medicare Today, Regional Director for the Healthcare Leadership Council and New Hampshire Director for the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project, a public/private effort to educate seniors about diabetes and improve treatment.