CMS National Training Program to Offer Understanding Medicare Session for Continuing Education Units

Understanding Medicare Session Offered 

Virtual Training for Continuing Education Credit (CEU)

The CMS National Training Program presents “Understanding Medicare.”   This training is intended for CMS partners and stakeholders who are new to Medicare or simply wanting a refresher, and who are required to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) as licensed professionals.

This session will provide an overview of the Medicare program basics Part A (Hospital insurance), Part B (Medical Insurance), Part C (Medicare Advantage Plans), Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage), programs to help people with limited income and resources and information about additional program resources.

Webinar details:

Date: September 16 - 17, 2014

Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET, on both days

Type: Live webinar

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is authorized by IACET to offer .4 CEU(s) for this program. CEU will be awarded to participants who meet all criteria for successful completion of this educational activity. CEU credit for this course expires October 3, 2014.

To receive credit once per year, participants must:

• Complete the registration and save the confirmation with links to access the full curriculum
• Complete the pre-assessment prior to Session 1 on September 16, 2014
• Attend all four hours of the training on September 16th and 17th, 2014
• Complete the course evaluation

Please visit the Training Offering CEUs page at http://cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Training/CMSNationalTrainingProgram/Training-Offering-Continuing-Education-Units.html for accreditation statements and authors and disclosures information.

Registration link:

Please visit the registration page at https://cms.confedge.com/ap/reg/?i=register&e=1F22098D-558F-401E-A40A-204D4F1C963B&grp=regnow to register for this session.

You will be asked to select a user name and password to register.

Your user name should be your e-mail address and your password should be 8 digits long and contain one capital letter and one number. Please save this information.

Space is limited, and only confirmed participants will receive a confirmation e-mail with webinar participation links and instructions. For questions or technical assistance send an e-mail to the CMS National Training Program at training@cms.hhs.gov.