{"id":17277,"date":"2023-08-01T16:06:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=17277"},"modified":"2023-08-01T16:06:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:06:39","slug":"connie-kay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/connie-kay\/","title":{"rendered":"connie kay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff sabe que el sistema de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica de los Estados Unidos es complejo y puede ser estresante, por lo que siempre trabaja para ayudar a resolver estos problemas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La oregoniana Connie Kay recibi\u00f3 una factura de Medicare por casi $2,000 despu\u00e9s de requerir tratamiento m\u00e9dico luego de un accidente. Estaba segura de que no le deb\u00eda nada a Medicare y que la factura era un error. Connie estaba muy preocupada, ya que depende de un ingreso fijo y la factura le habr\u00eda causado importantes dificultades financieras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inicialmente, Connie se comunic\u00f3 con la Asistencia de Beneficios del Seguro de Salud para Personas Mayores (SHIBA) en busca de ayuda, y refirieron su caso a la oficina de Jeff. El equipo de Jeff r\u00e1pidamente determin\u00f3 que su evaluaci\u00f3n era correcta: no deber\u00eda haber recibido la factura. Resolver este problema habr\u00eda sido lo suficientemente desafiante en circunstancias normales, pero, tr\u00e1gicamente, Connie perdi\u00f3 a su hija adulta por c\u00e1ncer de mama en medio de su proceso de apelaci\u00f3n. Naturalmente, esto hizo que le resultara a\u00fan m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil concentrarse en reunir los documentos necesarios para defender su caso ante Medicare. Pero con la ayuda del equipo de Jeff trabajando con su abogado, \u00a1la apelaci\u00f3n de Connie fue exitosa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gracias a los esfuerzos de Jeff y su personal, no solo se descubri\u00f3 que la factura de $2,000 era un error, sino que Connie descubri\u00f3 que en realidad ten\u00eda derecho a una factura de $400.&nbsp;<strong><em>reembolso<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>de Medicare. Expres\u00f3 su gratitud a Jeff por ayudarla durante un momento extraordinariamente dif\u00edcil. Donna Delikat de SHIBA tambi\u00e9n qued\u00f3 impresionada con el trabajo de la oficina de Jeff, a la que llam\u00f3 su &quot;recurso&quot; para obtener ayuda en casos como el de Connie. Ellen Pinney, de la Autoridad de Salud de Oreg\u00f3n, elogi\u00f3 adem\u00e1s la dedicaci\u00f3n y la compasi\u00f3n con las que Jeff y su personal defienden a los electores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff y su equipo estaban encantados de recibir las buenas noticias para Connie, y esperan poder ayudar a otros a hacer que las disputas de facturaci\u00f3n de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica sean un poco menos estresantes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff knows that America\u2019s health care system is complex and can be stressful, and so always works to lend a helping hand to resolve such issues. Oregonian Connie Kay received a Medicare bill for nearly $2,000 after requiring medical treatment following an accident. 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