As discussed in a recent CMA Alert, the Center or Medicare Advocacy joined Medicare Rights Center, Justice in Aging and National Council on Aging in writing to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to express … [Read more...] about Medicare Plan Finder Pending Additional Updates; Concerns Remain
Archives for September 2019
CMA Alert – September 26, 2019
Medicare Plan Finder Pending Additional Updates; Concerns Remain Speaker Pelosi Unveils Bill Authorizing Negotiation of Drug Prices and Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 26, 2019
Speaker Pelosi Unveils Bill Authorizing Negotiation of Drug Prices and Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs
On September 19, 2019, Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce, introduced the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3). As noted in The New York Times, the bill addresses the problem of skyrocketing … [Read more...] about Speaker Pelosi Unveils Bill Authorizing Negotiation of Drug Prices and Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs
California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
In his September 16, 2019 comments on the Administration’s proposed revisions to the nursing facility Requirements of Participation, California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra writes that the proposed rule violates the 1987 federal Nursing Home … [Read more...] about California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
On September 20, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. The FAIR Act prohibits pre-dispute arbitration agreements in consumer, employment, antitrust, and civil rights cases. The Act also … [Read more...] about House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman to Receive the Janet Wells Public Policy Leadership Award
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby. S. Edelman has been selected to receive the Janet Wells Public Policy Leadership Award from the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, the national non-profit long-term care … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman to Receive the Janet Wells Public Policy Leadership Award
CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
Senator Brown Leads Charge for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans Health Care Sabotage Takes its Toll Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards Rule … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
Senator Brown Leads Call for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, urging the Administration “to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars and conduct sufficient oversight of Medicare … [Read more...] about Senator Brown Leads Call for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans
Health Care Sabotage Takes its Toll
Last week the New York Times reported even that while the number of Americans living in poverty has declined, the number of people without insurance has actually gone up. This is the first increase in the ranks of the uninsured since the Affordable … [Read more...] about Health Care Sabotage Takes its Toll
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards
On September 15, 2019, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) and the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted comments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to revise the nursing home Requirements of Participation. The … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards