eAlert Archive

HAP sends periodic e-mails to state and local SHIPs and their partners in the aging network. These "eAlerts" provide valuable program and training information for SHIPs, announcements and updates on HAP projects, and important developments that affect Medicare beneficiaries.

Medicare Education

Health Reform: Medicare Advantage and Beneficiaries (05/27/10)
New "QMB and Medicare Cost-sharing" Tools for SHIPs (05/13/10)
Health Reform: Understanding the Immediate Changes to Medicare (04/29/10)
Understanding What Health Reform Means for SHIPs and Medicare Beneficiaries (04/15/10)
The Best of HAP's Medicare Education & Training Resources (03/3/10)
Chance to Comment on Practical Marketing Guidance Improvements (03/1/10)
SHIP Resource Guides Newly Updated for 2010 (01/22/10)
Advisory Alert: Health Net Has Incorrect LIS Information for Enrollees (01/8/10)
Open Enrollment Period Toolkit Update (12/30/09)
Updated: HAP's August Conference Call Page (08/27/09)
Advisory: New Calculation for Benchmark Premium (08/14/09)
July Shout Out Now Available (08/05/09)
Counseling Training On-the-Go: Make More of Your Mileage (06/03/09)
Newly Revamped FAQs Available (05/20/09)
HAP to Lead Three Sessions During SHIP Directors Conference (05/06/09)
Mining Medicare's Manuals: Resource Roundup (04/29/09)
HAP's New Medicare Training Manuals (04/15/09)
2009 Open Enrollment Toolkit (01/07/09)

Program Development

Health Reform: Medicare Advantage and Beneficiaries (05/27/10)
HAP's Collaborative State Projects: Sharing Lessons Learned (4/1/10)
HAP's Latest Tool: Our Guide to Volunteer Program Development (03/24/10)
SHIPTools to Remain Available Under New Arrangement (03/17/10)
Open Enrollment Period Toolkit Update (12/30/09)
Collaborative State Projects: What's Been Happening! (11/05/09)
Let HAP's Issue Log Help You During AEP (09/02/09)
Recruiting and Screening Potential SHIP Volunteers (07/23/09)
Let HAP Help With Your Fall Training Needs (06/24/09)
Take SHIPTools for a Test Drive! (06/17/09)
HAP to Lead Three Sessions During SHIP Directors Conference (05/06/09)
Check Out HAP's New SHIP Certification Resource Center (04/01/09)
SHIP Certification: Sharing Resources and Strategies (03/18/09)
SHIPTools Can Help You Manage Your Trainings! (03/04/09)
FINAL DAYS: Apply Now for a CSP (02/25/09)
SHIPTools Makes Online Training Easy! (02/18/09)
Keep Your Volunteers Coming Back: Tips and Tools for Volunteer Retention (02/04/09)
HAP Can Help Meet Your 2009 Training Needs (01/28/09)

Public Education & Policy

Long-awaited Change: New and Improved Dates for Medicare Parts C & D Enrollment Period (3/30/10)
Troubleshooting Medicare: Spotting Coverage Notice Issues (03/8/10)
Chance to Comment on Practical Marketing Guidance Improvements (03/1/10)
Troubleshooting Medicare Project Addresses Urgent Systemic Issues Affecting Beneficiaries (1/19/10)
Showcasing SHIPs: HAP to Host Workshops at National Conference (12/18/09)
Helping SHIPs Help Medicare Beneficiaries (09/30/09)
Let HAP's Issue Log Help You During AEP (09/02/09)
Updated: HAP's August Conference Call Page (08/27/09)
July Shout Out Now Available (08/05/09)
From the Director's Desk: Troubleshooting Medicare (07/29/09)
Troubleshooting Medicare: Help HAP Identify and Address Issues Affecting Medicare Beneficiaries (07/15/09)
From the Director's Desk: Spring has Sprung at HAP (04/22/09)

From the Director's Desk

From the Director's Desk: Looking ahead in 2010 (02/23/10)
From the Director's Desk: 2010 State of the SHIPs Report (01/27/10)
From the Director's Desk: Good Luck during the AEP (10/22/09)
From the Director's Desk: Troubleshooting Medicare (07/29/09)
From the Director's Desk: Spring has Sprung at HAP (04/22/09)
From the Director's Desk: State of the SHIPs (01/21/09)

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