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Tag: Medicare Advantage

Tim Barrage, a "Papa pal," takes a break from doing yardwork for Gloria Bailey outside her home in Akron, Ohio. Bailey's Medicare Advantage health plan, SummaCare, contracts with Papa Inc., which provides workers to provide companionship, perform light housekeeping, and run errands. Barrage usually visits Bailey once a week for two hours. (John Tomsick)
Posted inSupplements

Medicare Advantage Plans Send Pals to Seniors’ Homes for Companionship — and Profits

by Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Thousands of seniors around the country are being visited each week by employees of Papa Inc. Known as “Papa pals,” their primary aim is to provide companionship to seniors along with helping with errands and light housework duties.

Posted inHealth

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by Washington Informer December 4, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inTechnology

CMS Changes Course on 2014 MA Rates, Announces Hike of More Than 3 Percent

by NNPAFreddie April 5, 2013October 30, 2020

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