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The purpose of the project is to explain the disparity in cancer treatment, provided through Medicare, between some ethnic minorities and the general population.

The project will involve Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans on Molokai and other ethnic populations such as Hispanic Americans, African Americans and American Indians at other locations across the country.

Nationally, the project will help 13,000 Medicare beneficiaries to access medical services for cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Molokai General and the other sites will help Medicare beneficiaries to schedule cancer screening appointments and follow-up testing.

The project sites will also provide services to help project participants with cancer to follow cancer treatment regimens.

CMS says other services provided through the demonstration project may include assistance with transportation, translation or interpretation, and care coordination.

Molokai General Hospital is the only site in the nation chosen to cater to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The sites selected to participate in the demonstration are: Molokai General Hospital - target population: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Molokai; Huntsman Cancer Institute - target popul...

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“We need to make sure that all of our beneficiaries, regardless of their background, get these important and lifesaving cancer treatments that Medicare covers,” Dr.

McClellan said.

“Reducing disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment is essential to improving quality of care for people with Medicare, and this demonstration will allow us to determine the effectiveness of the navigator model to achieve this.” Medicare Launches Efforts to Improve Care for Patients Using Oxygen The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it intends to extend coverage for the home use of oxygen to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a CMS approved clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI).

“This is an important opportunity to improve the care of our seniors, and to get better evidence on how doctors and patients can achieve the best outcomes for this serious and hard to treat condition,” said CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, MD PhD.

Medicare currently provides coverage for home oxygen for beneficiaries with partial pressure measurements at or below 55 mmHg or oxygen saturation at or below 88 percent.

If certain other diseases/conditions are presen...