PRINTER'S NO. 1880
No. 160 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, WAGNER, COSTA, SCHWARTZ, TARTAGLIONE,
TOMLINSON, THOMPSON, WENGER, O'PAKE, DENT, MURPHY, SALVATORE,
MUSTO, EARLL, HART, WHITE, RHOADES, MELLOW, STOUT, GREENLEAF,
KASUNIC AND BOSCOLA, APRIL 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 1 through 7, 2000, as "Medicare Awareness Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, There are more than 2 million Medicare beneficiaries
4 in this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, These beneficiaries have certain rights under
6 Medicare, including, but not limited to, the following:
7 (1) The right to receive good quality health care.
8 (2) The right to be admitted to a hospital when it is
9 medically necessary.
10 (3) The right to stay in a hospital until it is
11 medically safe to leave;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Many of these beneficiaries are not aware of their
14 Medicare rights; and
15 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is moving into a new century when
16 Medicare beneficiaries will be expected to be informed health
17 care consumers; and
1 WHEREAS, The importance of education in addressing specific
2 health care issues is particularly essential to Medicare
3 beneficiaries; and
4 WHEREAS, Keystone Peer Review Organization (KePro) is charged
5 by Medicare to protect patient rights and inform beneficiaries
6 about their rights to quality medical care; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 1 through 7, 2000, as
8 "Medicare Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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