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PRESS RELEASES

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• Nursing Home Industry to receive $1.5 Billion Overpayment in 2009 - August 26, 2008

• Privatization: Medicare's Midlife Crisis - August 11, 2008

• Congress Stays the Course to Protect People and Physicians - July 16, 2008

• President's veto of Medicare Bill Places Corporate Profits Above People and Their Doctors - July 15, 2008

• Misplaced Senate Priorities Hurt Doctors and Beneficiaries - June 27, 2008

• Advocates Question CMS' Plans to Rank Nursing Homes - June 18, 2008

• Medicare Defeat Distresses Advocates - June 13, 2008

• Center for Medicare Advocacy Urges Support for Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - June 12, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORIES

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ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES

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• Center for Medicare Advocacy Issues New Report on Nursing Home Decisions: Weak Enforcement of Serious Errors Highlights the Need for Stricter Oversight - May 14, 2008

• Consumer Groups Say Medicare Agency is Proposing the Wrong Approach to Protecting Drug Coverage for People with Low Incomes - March 3, 2008

• Private Medicare Plans May Be Hazardous to Your Health… And Your Pocketbook - February 28, 2008

• Poor Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents Underscore Need for Nurse Staffing Ratios and Stronger Enforcement - February 11, 2008

• Proposed Medicare Cuts Will Harm Hospitals While Helping Insurance Industry - January 31, 2008

• The President Punted on Medicare - January 29, 2008

• Center for Medicare Advocacy Calls for Support for Traditional Medicare in Anticipation of the State of the Union - January 25, 2008

• New Study by Economist Marilyn Moon: Medicare and Social Security Are Crucial to Fending Off Poverty for Future Retirees - January 14, 2008

• Private Profits Come First: Law Continues Wasteful Medicare Subsidies to Private Corporations - December 19, 2007

• Nursing Homes Putting Profits Above Care of Old People - September 24, 2007

• Ads Mislead Public, Center For Medicare Advocacy Warns - September 12, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Praises Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - August 14, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Praises CHAMP Bill For Providing Fair Access To Health Care For Young And Old - August 2, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Supports One-Year Freeze Of Medicare Rates For Skilled Nursing Facilities - July 31, 2007

• Celebrate Medicare's Birthday By Keeping Medicare Alive And Strong - July 31, 2007

• Center for Medicare Advocacy Commends House Of representatives For Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries And Children - July 25, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy And National Senior Citizens Law Center Announce New "Justice Partnership" Affiliation And Upcoming Conference - April 24, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Supports Prescription Coverage Now Act Of 2007 - March 15, 2007

• Budget Proposal Erodes Medicare - February 8, 2007

• Center for Medicare Advocacy Supports H.R. 4: A Bill To Require Negotiation Of Lower Medicare Part D Drug Prices - January 5, 2007

• Judge Allows Medicare Prescription Drug Case To Proceed - December 20, 2006

• Medicare Matters: Keep It Fair And Affordable - November 13, 2006

• Federal Judge Orders Government Not To Collect Incorrect Payments Sent To Medicare Beneficiaries - September 28, 2006

• CMS Agrees To Temporary Halt In efforts To Recover Payments - September 18, 2006

• CMS Tip Sheet Is Not Helpful - August 17, 2006

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Releases Medicare Part D Progress Report - July 19, 2006

• Negotiate Part D Prices - June 19, 2006

• Advocacy Group Tells Congress "Medicare Part D Is Not Working" - May 3, 2006

• Government Sued Over Failure To Implement Medicare Drug Law's Protections for Low-Income People - April 26, 2006
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• Two Advocacy Groups Seek Release Of Part D Plans' Proposed Formulary Changes - April 24, 2006
  Click here for a Copy of the Request Letter

• Not Extending The Medicare Part D Enrollment Deadline Is a Mistake - April 19, 2006

• Advocacy Group Urges Caution In Embracing Private Plans - April 3, 2006

• April Fools Day For Medicare Beneficiaries? - March 31, 2006

• Advocacy Group Urges Extension Of Part D Enrollment Deadline - March 16, 2006

• Is Part D A Good Deal?  Too Soon To Tell - February 13, 2006

• Is Cake Good For Coughs? And Other Questions About The Federal Budget Proposal And Medicare - February 7, 2006

• State Of The Union, Health Of The People: Does Anybody Really Care - February 1, 2006

• An Open Letter Regarding Medicare Part D: Time To Return To The Drawing Board - January 26, 2006

• What To Do when Your Drug Plan Won’t Pay For Your Medicine - January 25, 2006

• Who Will Reimburse Medicare’s Beneficiaries? - January 25, 2006

• Congress has the Power To Fix Medicare Part D - January 19, 2006

• Medicare Part D Mission Impossible With Current Design - January 17, 2006

• Medicare Part D Opens To Scathing Reviews - January 10, 2006

• Choosing A Medicare Part D Plan: Easier Said Than Done - November 15, 2005

• Look Before You Leap Into A Medicare Part D Plan - November 9, 2005

• Implementation of New Drug Benefit Signals the End Of Medicare As We Know It - September 23, 2005

• Judge Certifies Nationwide Class Of Medicare Beneficiaries Challenging Nursing Home Coverage Rule (.pdf) - September 22, 2005

• Legislation Introduced To Preserve Medicare Beneficiaries’ Access To Timely, Impartial, In-person Hearings - June 30, 2005

• Connecticut's Legislature Promises Special Session To Ensure That Connecticut's Poorest Medicare Beneficiaries Will Not Be Worse Off After Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage Begins - June 30, 2005

• Nationwide Class Action Attacks Lack Of Notice In Medicare Cases (.pdf) - May 24, 2005

• Center For Medicare Calls On Bush Administration To Enforce The Nursing Home reform Law (.pdf) - May 10, 2005

• Court Puts Nursing Home Feeding Assistant Case Back On Track (.pdf) - May 4, 2005

• Inspector General's Report On Nursing Homes Should Be Withdrawn (.pdf) - April 8,

• New Medicare Appeals Process Fixes A System that Isn't Broken (.pdf) - March 8, 2005

• Expert Responds To Medicare's Changing Price Tag (.pdf) - February 9, 2005

• State Of The Union: Medicare Advocate Calls On Government To Be "Smart Shopper" For Seniors (.pdf) - February 2, 2005

• CMS Fails To Address Complexities Of Medicare Part D, Putting Most Vulnerable Beneficiaries At Greater Risk - January 20, 2005

• Medicare-Covered Physical Therapy May Be An Option For people Who Can No Longer Take Pain Medication - December 30, 2004

• Transitional Assistance: Unhappy Holiday News For Families - December 30, 2004

• HHS Inflates Claims About It's Nursing Home Quality Initiative - December 22, 2004

• Court Sets Out Notice Rights For Medicare Home Health Beneficiaries - December 14, 2004

• Center Looks Forward To Working With HHS Secretary-Designee - December 14, 2004

• Apply NOW For $600 Medicare Drug Card Transitional Assistance Credit - December 2, 2004

• Medicare Hospice Care Limited By Definitions Of Care And Medicare Payment System - November 23, 2004

• Americans Do Not Believe Health Care Quality Is Improving - November 18, 2004

• Changes To The Medicare Appeals System Are Likely To Delay Access To Impartial Hearings - November 11, 2004

• Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Project Medications May Already Be Covered Under Medicare Part B - November 4, 2004

• Center For Medicare Advocacy And Other Beneficiary Groups Comment On Medicare Rules: Proposed MMA Regulations Raise Further Concerns About New Medicare Law - October 5, 2004

• Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Get The Information They Need From The Internet: CMS Must Provide Important Information About Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Directly To Beneficiaries - September 30, 2004

• CMS Targets Low-Income Beneficiaries For Discount Drug Cards: Group To Be Mailed Information - September 23, 2004

• Medicare Agency Drops Appeal Of Court's Bad Faith Finding - July 29, 2004

• The Center For Medicare Advocacy Applauds Efforts To Promote Reimportation - June 16, 2004

• Medicare Beneficiaries Advised To Wait To Enroll In A Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card - May 3, 2004

• What Does The New Medicare Law Mean?  Center For Medicare Advocacy Offers Web-Based Seminar: An Introduction To The Medicare Act Of 2003 - March 3, 2004

• Home Health Agencies Now Required To Provide Written Notice Of Cutbacks Or Termination To Medicare Beneficiaries In All Situations - February 27, 2004
  

• Federal Judge Finds "Bad Faith" By Secretary Tommy Thompson For Failure To Provide Medicare Beneficiaries With Information About Managed Care Plans As Required By Law - February 24, 2004
  

• Medicare Ordered To Apply Liberalized National Coverage Rules To Pending Claims - February 5, 2004
  

• Response To State Of The Union Address: Baby Boomers Beware!  Fix The Medicare Law - January 21, 2004
  

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Decries New Medicare Bill - November 25, 2003
  

• Proposed Drug Bill Shrinks Rather Than Expands Medicare - October 30, 2003

• Center For Medicare Advocacy, Inc. Denounces Final Rules Permitting "Feeding Assistants" In Nursing Homes - September 25, 2003
  

• Administration Urged To Support Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit For All:
  President Bush Visits Connecticut - June 13, 2003

• Statement Of The Center For Medicare Advocacy Concerning The Senate Finance Prescription Drug Proposal - June 9, 2003

• Federal Judge Stops Los Angeles County From Cutting Hospital Beds For The Uninsured - June 3, 2003

• Bush's Proposed Medicare Drug Benefit: Nothing To Swallow - May 8, 2003

• Settlement Results In $66.6 Million Dollar Payment To Connecticut For Its Medicaid Program And Benefits For Many Medicare Beneficiaries - April 17, 2003

• New Grijalva Regulations Establish Fast Track Appeal Process For Medicare Beneficiaries In Managed Care -
  April 17, 2003

• Study By Center For Medicare Advocacy Dispels Myths About Tort Reform And Nursing Homes - April 10, 2003