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Senior Times - September 2019
Marshall Historic
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Home Tour Sept 7-8
The 56th annual Marshall Historic Home Tour Sept. 7-8 presents inside tours of six private homes, six museums, and a hydroelectric plant.
Kalamazoo Ave., again will be the focal point for home tour activities. The Marshall Historical Society sponsors the tour.
Advance home tour tickets cost $20 and are available through Labor Day, Monday Sept. 2, at www.marshallhometour.org or by calling (269) 781-8544. Tickets will be $25 beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. Tickets are good for both tour days. Parking is free, and free shuttle
buses will run
to the tour sites.
More informa-
tion is available
at www.mar-
shallhistorical-
society.org.
Health Providers To Enroll
Other home-tour-related events are Art at the Museum, an arts-and-crafts fair on the Honolulu House grounds; and a Civil War Ball on Saturday evening in front of the Honolulu House.
The Bogar Theatre will be showing “The Wizard of Oz.” Visitors can inter- act with Civil War re-enactors who will be doing an encampment at Capitol Hill School.
Tour hours are 9am-5pm Saturday, Sept. 7, and 10am-5pm Sunday, Sept. 8. The Honolulu House Museum, 107 N.
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In CHAMPS by Oct. 1
By: Lynn Sut n
Health care providers are facing an important upcoming enrollment deadline that is necessary for their Medicaid beneficiaries to be able to continue to fill prescriptions.
deputy director for Medical Services Administration and Medicaid director. “We encourage providers to register in CHAMPS as soon as possible to avoid any interruptions in patients’ drug therapy.”
To meet federal requirements, providers who prescribe medications to Medicaid beneficiaries must enroll by October 1 in the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System (CHAMPS) – the
The federal Affordable Care Act and the 21st Century Cures Act require prescribers to enroll. The purpose of this requirement is to protect beneficiaries by strengthening pro- gram integrity and care quality. The require- ment applies to all providers who prescribe drugs – including medical residents.
state’s online Medicaid enrollment system. Under federal requirements, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will prohibit payment for pre- scription drug claims written by any provider who is not enrolled in CHAMPS.
Providers who want information about the enrollment process and how to get start- ed can visit Michigan.gov/MedicaidProviders and click on the “Provider Enrollment” box. Providers who have questions on the process can call MDHHS Provider Support at 800- 292-2550.
“At MDHHS we want to make sure that Michigan’s Medicaid beneficiaries are able to continue to fill the prescriptions they need to be healthy,” said Kate Massey, MDHHS
Did you know that 89% of people 50 and older have told AARP that they want to remain in their homes for as long as possible? Join us for HomeFit, a program that provides home-related information and tips to help keep homes in top form for comfort, safety and livability.
At this session, a HomeFit facilitator will provide infor- mation on navigating living spaces and evaluating your home for livability should you or a family member become unable to use stairs or need to rely on assistive devices. You will hear about how homes can be designed or modified to help you or a family member get around independently in your home as safely as possible.
HomeFit
Date:
Wednesday, October 9
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location:
Trinity Community Center 10 W. Bidwell
Battle Creek, MI 49014
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