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the doctor said that because of my insurance it won't cost me, I'm assuming its Medicare, don't really know if Blue Cross is in on it. Margaret mentioned something about Medicare having a similar program. my present PCP said it was something new. I'll find out if other states have it. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann Ryan Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:44 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: iCare Sounds great, Ray. I wonder if this is available in other states? -------- Mary Ann >I just signed up with iCare, a program offered by Banner Health that >replaces my PCP with a team of 3 doctors, a nurse and a Health Coach. This >program is for elderly people who have hard time getting to Dr. office. I >get to keep my specialists like neurologist, etc. I’ll have > BP, etc. monitored electronically and by video. The doctor who > interviewed me at home yesterday was perfect. And he agreed with my > reasons for refusing colonoscopy for IDA. > > For someone who lives alone this sounds good and costs me nothing due to > Medicare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance. It will be interesting to > see how it goes. I’ll meet nurse and health coach soon. > > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn