Learn more at .Ĭonsumers’ Checkbook is a national nonprofit with a mission to help consumers make educated choices of services. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2010, every institution of higher education in the state of Alabama is required to post on the web all monetary expenditures. Creating an online searchable database detailing how and where our tax dollars are spent would provide that transparency in state and local government, while also cutting back on wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer dollars. For more information, please visit learn more about the issues affecting dialysis patients at #ĭialysis Patient Citizens is a patient-led, national, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all dialysis patients by advocating for favorable public policy. South Carolina Open Checkbook Where is my money going South Carolina taxpayers deserve a transparent and accountable government. Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2021 is available from October 15 until December 7. All of this information is displayed in a simple, mobile-friendly manner that helps patients to easily compare plans using their preferred devices. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana. Using Dialysis Plan Choice, patients will also be able to see whether their medications are on Medicare Advantage plan formularies and access information on new additional benefits that are not available through traditional Medicare plans, such as dental services. so that we can show you the most relevant content. This way, all patients can make an informed decision about what plans are best for themselves and their families.”ĭialysis Plan Choice, available at provides patients with a convenient side-by-side comparison of their current Medicare Fee-For-Service plan and available Medicare Advantage plans, including a cost comparison tool as well as information on whether their current nephrologist and dialysis clinic are included in a Medicare Advantage network. “Since this is new territory for many dialysis patients, we wanted to provide them with a way to more easily understand what plans are available to them, which costs are associated with those plans and most importantly, which plans will include their care providers.
“For many dialysis patients, this year marks the first time they will be eligible to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans thanks to the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016,” said DPC Board President Andrew Conkling. WASHINGTON, D.C., - Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) today introduced Dialysis Plan Choice, a new online tool designed in collaboration with Consumers’ Checkbook for dialysis patients to quickly and easily compare their current Medicare Fee-For-Service plan with the options available to them through Medicare Advantage now that Open Enrollment is underway.