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CENTER PROJECTS

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Conference Develops Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process - April 26, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Employees Team Up With The Center To Assist In Hurricane Relief - September 2, 2005

CHRONIC CONDITIONS (ALZHEIMER'S AND MORE)

• Medicare Help For Beneficiaries With HIV/AIDS - December 8, 2005

• Important Health Care Lacking For Older People (.pdf) - August 18, 2005

• AIDS Drug Assistance Programs To Provide Free Hepatitis C Drugs - March 15, 2005

• MS Drug, Tysabri, Suspended - March 1, 2005

• Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Project Update With List Of Covered Drugs - Updated January, 2005

• AIDS Drug Assistance Programs' Prescription Drug Purchasing: Moving In The Right Direction - October 28, 2004

• AIDS Drug Assistance Programs And The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003: Concerns And Questions For Advocates - October 21, 2004

• HIV And AIDS Patients In Limbo: Aids Drug Assistance Programs And The Prescription Drug Benefit - October 14, 2004

• MS Society Hints For CMS Drug Card Website - August 30, 2004

• Illegal "Improvement" Standard For SNF Coverage Terminated - July 8, 2004
  

• Now Is The Time To Apply For The Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Project - July 1, 2004
  

• People With Chronic Conditions, Coordinated Care, And The Medicare Act of 2003 - June 10, 2004
  

• "Improvement" Myth Dispelled: Center Writes Paper On Medicare-Covered Therapy Services And Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions: Medicare Coverage Of Therapy Services: Are The Interests Of Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions Being Met? - March 9, 2004
  

• Center for Medicare Advocacy's Conference On Coordinated Care: Recommendations For A Coordinated Care Benefit In The Traditional Medicare Program - March, 2002 
  

• Paper Discussing The Inclusion Of A Coordinated Care Benefit In Medicare Fee-For-Service Written For Center's Conference On Coordinated Care:  Medicare Legislation To Create A Coordinated Care Benefit: Legal And Policy Issues - March, 2002
  

• Paper Examining Creation Of A Care-Coordination Benefit In Medicare Fee-For-Service Written For Center's Conference On Coordinated Care:  Getting It Right: Care Coordination In Medicare Fee For Service -  March, 2002
  

• Paper Examining Creation Of A Care-Coordination Benefit Written For Center's Conference On Coordinated Care: Issues In Designing A Care-Coordination Benefit For Medicare - March, 2002
  

• Paper Examining Chronic Conditions Written For Center's Conference On Coordinated Care: The Clinical Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Medicare Reform - March, 2002
  

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Writes Paper For Johns Hopkins University Regarding Medicare For People With Chronic Conditions: Medical Necessity Determinations In The Medicare Program: Are The Interests Of Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions Being Met? - March, 2002
  

• Medicare For People With Alzheimer's Disease And Other Chronic Conditions - March 31, 2002

• Medicare For People With Alzheimer's Disease And Other Chronic Conditions - April 3, 2002

COVERAGE AND APPEALS

• Medicare Coverage Of Eyeglasses And Low Vision Devices - September 20, 2007

• Medicare Coverage Of Dental Services - June 7, 2007

• The Continuing Saga Of Part D Appeals - April 12, 2007

• Some Beneficiary Concerns About The Medicare Part D Appeals Process - June 1, 2006

• Medicare Drug Payments: Is It D Or Is It B? - March 16, 2006

• What To Do If You Can't Get Medications You Need From Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan - January 19, 2006

• A New Meaning To “Independent” In Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) - November 17, 2005

• Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) Seeks To Ensure Access To Impartial Hearings Before Administrative Law Judges For Medicare Beneficiaries - July 7, 2005

• CMS Issues Preliminary Instructions For Expedited Review Of Certain Claims (.pdf) - June 30, 2005

• Will My Prescription Drug Be Covered Under Medicare Part D? (Part 2) (.pdf) - June 16, 2005

• Will My Prescription Drug Be Covered Under Medicare Part D? (.pdf) - June 9, 2005

• Case Filed Challenging New Regulation That Denies Notices Of Initial Determination To Medicare Beneficiaries' Representatives (.pdf) - May 26, 2005

• Access To Power Wheelchairs Still Limited By "For Use In The Home" Requirement (.pdf) - May 12, 2005

• Changes To Medicare Appeals Council Review: Another Obstacle To Success On Appeal? - April 7, 2005

• Changes To The Medicare Administrative Law Judge Hearing Process - March 31, 2005

• The Times They Are A Changin': New Time Frames And Processes For Medicare Appeals - March 23, 2005

• Emergency Ambulance Services - February 28, 2005

• Restrictions Remain On Power Wheelchairs and Other Assistive Devices: CMS Seeks Comments On Proposed National Coverage Decision - February 24, 2005

• Medicare Part D Appeals: A Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries - February10, 2005

• Federal Judge Issues Final Order Requiring Home Health Agencies To Provide Written Notice Of Intended Adverse Action - December 28, 2004

• Amount In Controversy Needed For An ALJ Hearing To Remain The Same In 2005; Amount Will Increase For Those Appealing In Federal Court - December 28, 2004

• CMS Opens National Coverage Determination (NCD) Review On Criteria For Wheelchairs - December 17, 2004

• New Medicare Expedited Appeals Process: What Do Beneficiaries Gain? - December 9, 2004

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

• Will Medicare Beneficiaries Get A Fair Hearing? GAO Reports On Plan To Transfer Administrative Law Judges- October 7, 2004

• Center Submits Comments On Proposed Transfer Of Administrative Law Judges - July 28, 2004

• Courts Extend Benefits Of Liberalized Medicare Coverage Rules To Pending Cases - July 15, 2004
  

• CMS Policies May Deny Coverage That Should Be Granted According To Medicare Law: Medicare Decision Makers Must remain Autonomous - June 17, 2004
  

• SSA And HHS Disclose Their Plan To Transfer Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) - April 1, 2004
  

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

• Proposed Medicare Appeals Regulations Would Change Nature Of ALJ Review Other Important Changes Also Proposed - October 23, 2003
  

• Center For Medicare Advocacy's Actions Result In CMS Requiring Durable Medical Equipment Carrier To Issue Proper Notices - March 25, 2003

• Bush Pushes Plan To Curb Appeals In Medicare Cases: New York Times Article By Robert Pear - March 15, 2003

• CMS Issues Notice Concerning Appeals Of Claims Under Medicare Parts A And B - October 24, 2002

• CMS Issues Notice Concerning Appeals Of Claims Under Medicare Parts A And B - October 24, 2002

• New Claims Procedure For Claims From Employer-Sponsored Health Plans - September 9, 2002

• Changes To The Medicare Appeals Process - August 15, 2002

• Medicare Appeals Forms Available On Line - March 26, 2002

• Alert - Threat To Medicare Due Process Rights - October 9, 2001

• New Medicare Coverage, Payment, And Appeal Provisions - December 21, 2000

• New Medicare Bill Passed - Public Law 106-554 - December 21, 2001

• HCFA'S Proposed Criteria For Making Medicare Coverage Decisions Will Reduce Access To Care For Medicare Beneficiaries  - May 2000

HOME HEALTH CARE

• Home Care In Connecticut - 2006

• Breathing Life Into Discharge Planning - June 22, 2004
  

• Court Of Appeals Holds That Home Health Agencies Must Provide Notices In All Instances Of Cutbacks And Terminations - February 27, 2004
  

• A Comparison of Medicare Home Health Benefits and Hospice Benefits - August 18, 2003 

• Frequently Asked Questions And Answers: CMS Program Memorandum: Clarification of the Homebound Definition Under the Medicare Home Health Benefit: Transmittal A-01-21, Dated February 6, 2001 - May 16, 2001

• Home Health Notices Protect Beneficiary Rights

• Long Awaited Homebound Study Issued: Secretary Recommends Keeping Current Standard - March 29, 2001

• CMS Directive States That Changes To Skilled Nursing Services For Nursing Home Patients Do Not Apply To Home Health Care - August 11, 1998
  

• CMS Clarification Of Coverage Under The Medicare Home Health Benefit - April 17, 1998

HOSPICE

• Hospice Providers Directed To Analyze Dollars Rather Than Patients' Terminal Status - October 11, 2007

• Health Care Rights In The News - February 22, 2007

• Letter From Ellen Lang Regarding Medicare Hospice Care - March 19, 2006

• New Hospice Regulations: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? - January 5, 2006

• Hospice and Prescription Medications - October, 2005

• Classic Questions And Answers On Hospice: A Letter From CMS - Posted September 23, 2005

• Medicare Covered Hospice Care And Feeding Tubes - May 12, 2005

• Commentary By Attorney Mary T. Berthelot On Hospice - "Compassion To The Very End", Hartford Courant, April 2, 2005

• Hospice In The Nursing Home - February 2, 2005

• Medicare Hospice Care: Straddling The Palliative/Curative Divide - September 15, 2004

• Summary Of Hospice Changes Under The Medicare Act Of 2003 - April 1, 2004
  

• CMS Administrator Confirms Medicare Coverage For Hospice Services - November 14, 2002

HOSPITAL

• 06/28/07 - The New Medicare Hospital Notice: Insight And Guidance For Beneficiaries

• 06/21/07 - Discharged From The Hospital Too Soon?  New Rules Offer Better Protections For Medicare Patients

• 08/02/05 - Discharge Planning Advocacy Tips For Medicare Patients

• 06/22/04 - Breathing Life Into Discharge Planning

• Keeping Hospital Patients On "Observation Status" Rather Than Admitting Them Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients

• Important Message From Medicare (HCFA-R-193) Regarding Hospital Notice - September 27, 2000

LITIGATION

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

• Case Filed Challenging New Regulation That Denies Notices Of Initial Determination To Medicare Beneficiaries' Representatives (.pdf) - May 26, 2005

• Federal Judge Issues Final Order Requiring Home Health Agencies To Provide Written Notice Of Intended Adverse Action - December 28, 2004

• Lawsuit Challenges Rigid Interpretation Of "Inpatient" For A Hospital Qualifying Stay - December 16, 2004

• Judge Rules That Managed Care Program Must Ensure That Needed Health Services Are Actually Delivered - September 28, 2004

• Lawsuit Filed Challenging Government's Reversal Of Position On Requirement Of Written Notices For Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries - December 24, 2003

• Center Lawsuit Results In Clarifications For Medicaid Recoupment And Provider Obligations - April 22, 2003

• Center For Medicare Advocacy And Connecticut Department Of Social Services Win Victory: Federal Case Seeking Due Process Rights For Medicare Beneficiaries - Connecticut State Department Of Social Services V. Thompson - October 2, 2002

• The Center For Medicare Advocacy Wins Victory: Gray Panthers Project Fund V. Thompson: Court Rules That HHS Must Comply With Medicare Statute - October 2, 2002

• Courts Uphold ERISA Plans' Internal Statutes Of Limitations - December 28, 2001

• Gray Panthers Project Fund Update: Court Orders Medicare Agency To Send Out Written Comparative Medicare+Choice Plan Information - September 26, 2001

• Center Wins Court Order:  HHS Secretary Ordered To Comply With The Medicare Statute By The U.S. District Court For D.C. - August 15, 2001

MANAGED CARE ("MEDICARE ADVANTAGE", "MEDICARE +CHOICE", "MEDICARE PART C")

• Medicare Open Enrollment Starts November 15, 2007: Think Carefully About Coverage And Options - November 15, 2007

• CMS Muddies Beneficiary Notice requirements For Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans - November 8, 2007

• Medicare Beneficiaries WILL NOT Lose their "Lifeline" If Funding Is Cut For Medicare Advantage Plans - July 25, 2007

• Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans: What Congress Needs To Know - July 19, 2007

• Buyer Beware: Don't Get Taken In By The Medicare Advantage Hype - July 12, 2007

• Statement On Medicare Advantage By Representative Joe Courtney (D. CT) - June 22, 2007

• Medicare Advantage Disenrollment: Don't Get Trapped - June 14, 2007

• Medicare Cost-Sharing In Medicare Advantage Plans: Who Pays For Dual Eligibles? - May 31, 2007

• Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service Plans - A Primer For Advocates - May 24, 2007

• Give The Real Medicare Program A Chance - April 19, 2007

• Center For Medicare Advocacy Testimony on Medicare (.pdf) - March, 2007

• Medicare Overpayments To Private Plans - March 29, 2007

• Medicare Experience Supports Single-Payer Approach to Health Care (.pdf)
  Center For Medicare Advocacy Testimony Before The CT Insurance And Real Estate Committee - March 6, 2007

• More Choices May Mean More Headaches - November 2, 2006

• There Are Just Two Weeks Left To Change Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans - June 15, 2006

• Medicare Advantage Plans: Connecticut 2006 - November 22, 2005

• Quality Improvement Of Medicare Advantage Plans - October, 2005

• Medicare Advantage: Timely Choices For 2006 And Beyond (.pdf) - September 22, 2005

• Changes In The Medicare Advantage Grievance And Appeals Processes - April 14, 2005

• Judge Rules That Managed Care Program Must Ensure That Needed Health Services Are Actually Delivered - September 28, 2004

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

• Is The Supreme Court's Ruling On HMOs The End Of The Line For Damage Claims? - July 15, 2004

• The National Academy of Social Insurance Releases Report On Market-Oriented Reforms In Medicare - November 5, 2003

• Medicare + Choice Plans for 2004 - October 23, 2003

• Connecticut Medicare HMO Flash: Healthnet 2004 Medicare Plan - September 23, 2003

• Center Lawsuit Results In Fast Track Appeals Process For Medicare Managed Care: Grijalva v. Shalala Final Regulations Issued - April 15, 2003

• Medicare+Choice PPO Demonstration Programs: Thoughts For Beneficiaries And Advocates - September 9, 2002

• CMS Releases Medicare+Choice Enrollment Schedule for 2003 - August 15, 2002

• Medicare + Choice: Delay Of Lock-In Rules And Change In Annual Open Enrollment Period - June 21, 2002

• Medicare+Choice Plans Serving Only Part of A County - May 14, 2002

• Medicare + Choice Enrollment Changes For 2002 & Beyond - January 18, 2002

• Connecticut Medicare HMO Flash: Health Net (PHS) 2002 Medicare Plan Will Increase Costs To Members And Limit The Number Of Participating Hospitals -January 18, 2002

• Center Wins Court Order: HHS Secretary Ordered To Comply With The Medicare Statute By The U.S. District Court For D.C. - August 15, 2001

• Know The Facts Before You Support Increased Funding For Medicare HMOs - October 16, 2000

• Testimony From Forum:  HMO Withdrawals From Medicare+Choice: What You Aren't Hearing From The HMO Industry - August 3, 2000

• Problems with Medicare+Choice - April 2000

MEDICAID (TITLE 19)

• Lessons From Nursing Home Advocacy: Helpful Strategies For Assisted Living Evictions - July 5, 2007

• Medicare Cost-Sharing In Medicare Advantage Plans: Who Pays For Dual Eligibles? - May 31, 2007

• 2007 Poverty Levels Will Affect Eligibility Levels For Many Federal Health Programs - January 25, 2007

• Paying For Drugs With the Incurred Medical Expense Deduction - June 29, 2006

• Connecticut Medicaid (Title 19) And Nursing Home Costs - Updated February, 2006

• What People With Medicare And Medicaid Should Expect From Medicare Part D After January 1, 2006 - December 29, 2005

• Lost In Transition: What If A Dually Eligible Beneficiary Isn't Auto-Enrolled In A Medicare Part D Plan? - December 8, 2005

• Will My State Cover Drugs Excluded Under Medicare Part D? - December 1, 2005

• Discharge Planning Advocacy Tips For Medicare Patients - August 2, 2005

• Applying For The Low Income Prescription Drug Subsidy - It's Sooner Than You Think - March 10, 2005
  

• Medicaid And Home Care In Connecticut - 2005

• Why Medicaid Matters To Medicare Beneficiaries And Their Families - May 21, 2003
  

• Center Lawsuit Results In Clarifications For Medicaid Recoupment And Provider Obligations - April 22, 2003
  

• Comments Of Patricia B. Nemore On Medicaid And Long Term Care - March 28, 2003
  

• Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt Older People And People With Disabilities - March 25, 2003
  

• The President's Medicaid Proposal Is Bad For Beneficiaries And Bad For The States - February 20, 2003
  

• New Claims Procedure For Claims From Employer-Sponsored Health Plans - September 9, 2002
  

• Limited Help With Cobra Premiums - August 15, 2002
  

• The Long Term Care Insurance Program For The Federal Family - August 1, 2002
  

• Courts Uphold ERISA Plans' Internal Statutes Of Limitations - December 28, 2001
  

• What's The Difference Between Medicare And Medicaid? - September 28, 2001
  

• Second Circuit Court Says COBRA Notice required Even When Divorce Is Later Invalidated - March 15, 2001
  

• Online Help About The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1996 - January 10, 2001
  

• Department of Labor Issues New ERISA Claims Procedures For Health And Disability Benefits - December 5, 2000

MEDICARE PART B (DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND MORE)

• Center For Medicare Advocacy's Actions Result In CMS Requiring Durable Medical Equipment Carrier To Issue Proper Notices - March 25, 2003

• New Rule Will Allow State And Local Governments To Pay Part B Surcharge For Some Retirees - October 2, 2002

• CMS Policy On Medicare Coverage Of Injectable Drugs - June 7, 2002

• New Medicare Rules For Ambulance Services - April 3, 2002

• HCFA Changes Rules for Coverage of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices - April 2000

MEDICARE REFORM

• Still More Reasons Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 23, 2007
• More Reasons Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 16, 2007
• Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 9, 2007
• Health Care Rights In The News - February 22, 2007
• When Is A Hearing Not A Hearing? - March 1, 2007
• Medicare Beneficiary Groups Tell The Senate: Just Say No To Medicare Reform - November 18, 2003
• Medicare Beneficiaries Urge Congress To Go Home And Listen Before Voting - November 18, 2003
• GOP Leadership Wants Medicare Bill Completed By October 17, 2003 - October 2, 2003
• Medicare Proposals For The Poor: A Bitter Pill - August 6, 2003
• Facts To Consider Before Restructuring Medicare To Be More Like Congress' Health Benefits - March 25, 2003
• The President's Budget Proposal Would Eliminate Medicare As We Know It - February 14, 2003
• The President’s Medicare Proposal Is Neither New Nor Reform. Judith Stein Commentary From The Hartford Courant, Sunday February 2, 2003 - February 3, 2003
• A Stark Translation Of What The President Really Means When He Talks About His Plans For Medicare: Commentary By Congressman Pete Stark (D. CA) - January 30, 2003
• Will Medicare Coverage Offered Through Private Insurance Companies Really Benefit Medicare Beneficiaries - January 14, 2003
• Medicare Advocates Urge Congress To Remember Medicare's Purpose And Private Insurance Failures When Considering Medicare Reform Proposals - January 7, 2003
• Center Letter To The Editor Of The Hartford Courant: Expand Medicare Benefits For All - December 27, 2001
• Attention: Upcoming Changes To Medicare Effective Between 6/1/01 - 10/1/01 - July 2, 2001
• Editorial: Tax Cuts May Cost Medicare Beneficiaries Their Health Benefits - March 23, 2001
• Governors' Message To Bush Administration Regarding Medicare - February 8, 2001
• Medicare Changes: Omnibus Appropriations Act - 2000

MEDICARE SUMMARY

• 2004 Medicare Rates - January, 2004

• 2003 Medicare Rates - January, 2003

• 2002 Medicare Deductible, Co-Insurance and Premium Amounts - October 25, 2001

• Mailings To Medicare Beneficiaries - September 25, 2001

PRESCRIPTION DRUG NEWS (PART D AND MORE)

• Legislation To Blend Medicare Part D With State Programs In CT: A Possible Model For Other States - April 21, 2005

• Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Enrollment And Lock-In Provisions - January 27, 2004

• Facts You Should Know About The Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - November 3, 2003

• Medicare Prescription Drug Update From Washington, DC - October 23, 2003

• Questions To Ask About Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards - September 10, 2003

• A Letter To Congressman Rob Simmons Enumerating Constituent Concerns About Congress' Prescription Drug Proposals - August 23, 2003

• 13 reasons Why It Is A Bad Idea To Make Dual Eligibles Get Their Drug Benefit Through Medicaid - July 31, 2003

• Prescription Drug Benefits For Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: A Comparison Of Current Law, S. 1 And H.R. 1 - July 31, 2003

• The Truth About The Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation - July 18, 2003

• Comparisons Of Senate And House Medicare Bills: More, And Less, Than Prescription Drug Coverage - July 18, 2003

• More Than Just Prescription Drug Bills (Part Two): Changes To The Current Medicare Program - July 18, 2003

• More Than Just Prescription Drug Bills (Part One) - July 1, 2003

• Senate: Support A Prescription Drug Benefit That Is Secure, Valuable, And Available to All Medicare Beneficiaries - June 17, 2003

• House Of Representatives: Support A Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit That Is Secure, Valuable, And Available To All Medicare Beneficiaries - June 17, 2003

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

• Will Medicare Beneficiaries Really Get Help With Prescription Drug Bills? - June 11, 2003

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

• Speak Out On The Medicare Drug Benefit: A Sample Letter To Your Congressman - May 7, 2003

• Bush's Proposed Medicare Drug Benefit: Nothing To Swallow - March 5, 2003

• Not All Prescription Drug Proposals Add Up For Medicare Beneficiaries - June 17, 2002

• Consider Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals Carefully - May 13, 2002

• Prescription Drug Assistance And Information - February 20, 2002

• Prescription Drugs And Younger Medicare Beneficiaries With Disabilities - February 15, 2001

• New Medicare Prescription Drug Proposal Creates More Problems Than It Solves - June 26, 2000

• House GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Proposal Fails to Provide Medicare Beneficiaries Meaningful Relief - June 14, 2000

• House GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Proposal Fails to Provide Medicare Beneficiaries Meaningful Relief - June 14, 2000

REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

• Now Is The Time To Express Concerns About CMS' Demonstration Project Regarding Post-Acute Care Under Medicare - August 2, 2007

• Maintaining Quality Rehabilitation Options For Medicare Beneficiaries - March 8, 2007

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY ("SNF") and LONG TERM CARE

• Lessons From Nursing Home Advocacy: Helpful Strategies For Assisted Living Evictions - July 5, 2007

• 20th Anniversary Of The Nursing Home Reform Law Celebrated: Many Challenges Remain - May 17, 2007

• Is It Time For Federal Regulation Of The Assisted Living Industry? - March 22, 2007

• One Day After Department Of Health And Human Services Announced Its Nursing Home Quality Initiative, GAO Issued A Highly Critical Report That Recommended Delaying The Initiative - January 7, 2003

• GAO Reports That Medicare Payments To Most Free-Standing Skilled Nursing Facilities Substantially Exceed Facilities' Costs - January 7, 2003

• Limitations On Deposits And Prepayments For Nursing Facility Care In Medicare And Medicaid - August 5, 2002

• The Long Term Care Insurance Program For The Federal Family - August 1, 2002

• CMS Proposes To Allow Paid Feeding Assistants In Nursing Homes - April 10, 2002

• Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing On Physical And Sexual Abuse In Nursing Homes - April 3, 2002

• Inspector General Finds That, In 1999, Medicare Paid For Services Under Medicare Part B That Were Covered Under Part A's Prospective Payment System For Skilled Nursing Facilities - July 13, 2001

• Summary of the Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing: "Long-Term Care: Who Will Care for the Aging Baby Boomers?" - July 6, 2001

• Testimony Of Toby S. Edelman:  Medicare Beneficiaries & Access To High Quality Health Care - March 15, 2001

• Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing On Nursing Home Bankruptcies - September 7, 2000

• Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing On Nursing Home Staffing - July 27, 2000

• Nursing Home Residents: Short-Changed By Staff Shortages, Part II Hearing Before The Senate Special Committee On Aging - July 27, 2000

• Inspector General Issues Flawed Report On Distinct Part Certification And Financial Screening In Nursing Homes - June 28, 2000

• HCFA Issues Revisions to Skilled Nursing Facility Manual - May 2000

• Medicare Coverage For Skilled Nursing Facility Stay For Terminated Medicare+Choice Beneficiaries Who Lack A Qualifying Three Day Hospital Stay - May 2000

• Keeping Hospital Patients on "Observation Status" Rather Than Admitting Them Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients

OTHER NEWS

• Summary Of The Special Committee On Aging Hearing On Elder Abuse - June 26, 2001

• HCFA Has A New Name - June 15, 2001

• Legal Assistance To Medicare Patients (LAMP) Closes - May 15, 2001

• HCFA Responds to Advocacy Concerns About Attorney Access to Medical Records At CHDR - October 1, 2000

• HCFA's Response Regarding Attorney's Fees In Medicare Cases - August 21, 2000

• Assisted Living Federation Of America Hosts Congressional Briefing On Its Affordable Housing Initiative - July 27, 2000