MedSource improvements awarded
Members of the Kinston Appearance Commission have awarded the May 2013 Visual Improvement Award to MedSource Pharmacy, 505 W. Vernon Ave.
A brief ceremony acknowledging the award — recognizing its attractive landscaping — was held April 30.
MedSource owner Dalton Ange and employees gathered for the event, including Justin Ange, Lindsey Taylor, Vicky Daniels, Stephanie Barnett, Eric Steele, Dalton Ange, Leigh Turner, Susie Barbara Rose and Pat Jenkins.
Medicare redesigns notices
The Medicare Summary Notice, the statement that informs Medicare beneficiaries about their claims for Medicare services and benefits, has a new design.
The MSN generally sets out what Medicare has or hasn’t covered, provides information about a beneficiary’s payment responsibilities, and lays out the process for initiating an administrative appeal when a beneficiary questions a denial of coverage.
New features on the revised MSN include a clear notice on how to check the form for important facts and potential fraud; an easy-to-understand snapshot of the beneficiary’s deductible status; a list of providers they saw, and whether their claims for Medicare services were approved; clearer language, including consumer-friendly descriptions for medical procedures; definitions of all terms used in the form; larger fonts throughout to make it easier to read; and information on preventive services available to Medicare beneficiaries.
Volunteers with Lenoir County Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program and the Senior Medicare Patrol will hold an informational clinic — “Medicare Summary Notices: Are Those Charges Really Mine?” — from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the Skinner Center, 112 E. Blount St.
For more information, call Trudy Pickett — Family and Consumer Education agent, Lenoir County Cooperative Extension — at 252-527-2191.
Bridge club names winners
The Fairfield Duplicate Bridge Club played a regular game May 14.
The winners were: Joe Goldwasser and Lamar Finch, first; Sarah Mullikin and Frances Jilcott, second; Pinkey Harper and Geneva Hood, third; and Dayle Pond and Edith Cahn, fourth.
A regular game will be played at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday at Fairfield Center. The club welcomes and encourages all bridge players.
For more club information, call 252-523-6791.