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SUMMARY:Webinar from Les Turner ALS Foundation - Open Enrollment Matters: Health Insurance Considerations for People Diagnosed with ALS
DESCRIPTION:Title:  Open Enrollment Matters: Health Insurance Considerations for People Diagnosed with ALS \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6A8UOAtqR2eiOF9RJUYz9A#/registration \nAbout the Program  \nOpen Enrollment is the time each year when consumers can sign up or make changes to their health insurance coverage. This presentation will outline why you should care about Open Enrollment\, factors to consider when enrolling in a new plan\, and the importance of choosing your plan wisely\, especially for those diagnosed with ALS. We will touch on commercial health insurance as well as Medicare. Please join us! \nAbout the Speakers \nEmily works as the Patient Education Content & Project Manager for Patient Advocate Foundation. In this role\, she develops new educational materials including publications\, educational webinars\, and special projects that help prevent and address the healthcare barriers patients may face. \nPreviously\, Emily worked as a clinical case manager at PAF. She frequently worked on difficult cases helping patients with insurance appeals related to access to novel and experimental treatments. She has extensive experience with Medicare\, medical debt crisis\, and long-term care issues\, and possesses a breadth of knowledge of federal\, state\, and local assistance programs. \nBefore joining PAF\, Emily worked as the Social Services Coordinator at a skilled nursing facility and as a Social Worker in an adult daycare setting. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Christopher Newport University in Newport News\, Virginia. Emily enjoys traveling with her husband and being a mom to twin girls! \nThe Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar.
URL:https://www.als-mnd.org/event/webinar-from-les-turner-als-foundation-open-enrollment-matters-health-insurance-considerations-for-people-diagnosed-with-als/
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