Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019 Stop … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 29, 2019
Archives for August 2019
Stop Drugging Nursing Home Residents Without their Written Consent
Background. Nursing homes administer antipsychotic drugs to approximately 20 percent of residents nationwide. Sadly, and too often, nursing homes use these drugs as a way of chemically restraining residents exhibiting the behavioral symptoms of … [Read more...] about Stop Drugging Nursing Home Residents Without their Written Consent
CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is concerned that proposed home health rules will further steer home health agencies away from providing care for beneficiaries who need it the most and toward beneficiaries with short-term post-acute care … [Read more...] about CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019
Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines
On August 27, 2019, the same day that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) debuted the updated Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) tool, four beneficiary advocacy organizations – the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in Aging, Medicare … [Read more...] about Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines
Beneficiary Advocates Raise Alarms Concerning Roll-Out of New Medicare Plan Finder and Revision of Medicare Marketing Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2019 Contact: Justice in Aging - Vanessa Barrington: 510-256-1200, vbarrington@justiceinaging.org Medicare Rights Center – Mitchell Clark: 212-204-6286, mclark@medicarerights.org Center for Medicare Advocacy – … [Read more...] about Beneficiary Advocates Raise Alarms Concerning Roll-Out of New Medicare Plan Finder and Revision of Medicare Marketing Rules
Joint Letter Concerning Medicare Plan Finder and Marketing Materials
August 27, 2019Seema Verma Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington DC 20201Dear Administrator Verma:The undersigned organizations are … [Read more...] about Joint Letter Concerning Medicare Plan Finder and Marketing Materials
CMA Alert – August 22, 2019
Alexander v. Azar Trial Update – Seeking an Appeal of Outpatient Observation Status CMS Could Truly Put “Patients over Paperwork” By Fully Implementing the Jimmo Settlement Comparing Spending on Medicare Advantage vs. Accountable Care … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 22, 2019
Comparing Spending on Medicare Advantage vs. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
A new entry in the Health Affairs Blog, “Evaluating Medicare Programs Against Saving Taxpayer Dollars,” compares Medicare’s two payment programs that are paving the way to “value-based” care: the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and Medicare … [Read more...] about Comparing Spending on Medicare Advantage vs. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Recorded Webinar: Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to roll back several nursing home standards of care. The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) hosted a webinar on August 20, 2019, to help … [Read more...] about Recorded Webinar: Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Standards
CMS Could Truly Put “Patients over Paperwork” By Fully Implementing the Jimmo Settlement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a “Patients over Paperwork” initiative in 2017 “to evaluate and streamline regulations with a goal to reduce unnecessary burden, to increase efficiencies, and to improve the beneficiary … [Read more...] about CMS Could Truly Put “Patients over Paperwork” By Fully Implementing the Jimmo Settlement