Martina Dolan
December 18th, 2007, 05:14 PM
Report Shows Low Levels of Complaints Filed, Especially by Asians, Latinos; Downstate Seniors File Most Complaints
IPRO Launches Large-Scale Campaign to Address Lack of Public Awareness
Lake Success, NY, December 18, 2007 - Asian and Latino seniors in New York file few complaints about their health care providers, and downstate seniors file the most complaints, according to a new report released today. The first New York State Medicare Quality of Care Complaints Report Card also shows that few seniors overall file complaints - .01% of the state's Medicare beneficiaries.1 The report is being released today by IPRO, a New York-based not-for-profit organization that contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve the quality of health care provided to the state's Medicare beneficiaries, and to resolve beneficiary complaints and appeals. Read full press release (http://www.yourhealthyourvoice.org/news.php)
IPRO Launches Large-Scale Campaign to Address Lack of Public Awareness
Lake Success, NY, December 18, 2007 - Asian and Latino seniors in New York file few complaints about their health care providers, and downstate seniors file the most complaints, according to a new report released today. The first New York State Medicare Quality of Care Complaints Report Card also shows that few seniors overall file complaints - .01% of the state's Medicare beneficiaries.1 The report is being released today by IPRO, a New York-based not-for-profit organization that contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve the quality of health care provided to the state's Medicare beneficiaries, and to resolve beneficiary complaints and appeals. Read full press release (http://www.yourhealthyourvoice.org/news.php)