The Center for Medicare Advocacy has written an Issue Brief, Medicare and Family Caregivers, as part of collaborative work to advance the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, Public Law 115-119 (1/22/2018). The RAISE Act directs the Department of Health and … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Releases Issue Brief Regarding Medicare and Family Caregivers
Archives for June 2020
CMA Alert | June 25, 2020
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby Edelman Testifies Before Congressional Committee re: Nursing Facilities and the COVID-19 Crisis Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Entire Affordable Care Act Elder Justice … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 25, 2020
Elder Justice Newsletter – Vol 2, Issue 10 Now Available
Elder Justice: What “No Harm” Really Means for Residents is a newsletter published by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide residents, families, friends, and advocates … [Read more...] about Elder Justice Newsletter – Vol 2, Issue 10 Now Available
Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Entire Affordable Care Act
Today several states and the Trump Administration are filing their opening briefs in California v. Texas, asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act. They rely on unsound reasoning to claim that when Congress reduced the … [Read more...] about Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Entire Affordable Care Act
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Testifies Before Congressional Committee re: Nursing Facilities and the COVID-19 Crisis
Today, June 25, 2020, Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby Edelman provided invited testimony before the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee at a hearing entitled “Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis.” Below is … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Testifies Before Congressional Committee re: Nursing Facilities and the COVID-19 Crisis
CMA Alert | June 18, 2020
House Briefing on Covid and Nursing Homes Highlights Longstanding Problems in Staffing and Infection Control; Committee Launches Investigation of CMS and Five Nursing Home Chains Special Report - Nursing Homes Cited with Infection Control … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 18, 2020
Special Report – Nursing Homes Cited with Infection Control Deficiencies During the Pandemic: Poor Results In Health Inspections, Low Staffing Levels
Since March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has limited surveys to two types: targeted infection control surveys and complaints and facility-reported incidents that states triage as immediate jeopardy. The Center for … [Read more...] about Special Report – Nursing Homes Cited with Infection Control Deficiencies During the Pandemic: Poor Results In Health Inspections, Low Staffing Levels
House Briefing on Covid and Nursing Homes Highlights Longstanding Problems in Staffing and Infection Control; Committee Launches Investigation of CMS and Five Nursing Home Chains
“The Devastating Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis in America’s Nursing Homes,”[1] a June 11 briefing by the Select Committee on COVID of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, identified nursing homes’ longstanding problems in staffing levels … [Read more...] about House Briefing on Covid and Nursing Homes Highlights Longstanding Problems in Staffing and Infection Control; Committee Launches Investigation of CMS and Five Nursing Home Chains
Administration Issues Final Rule Undermining Non-Discrimination Protections, Days Later Supreme Court Renders Landmark Decision Prohibiting Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Over the last week, the country has taken both a step backward and a step forward with respect to protections against discrimination: One a final rule by the Trump Administration rolling back critical non-discrimination provisions in health care, … [Read more...] about Administration Issues Final Rule Undermining Non-Discrimination Protections, Days Later Supreme Court Renders Landmark Decision Prohibiting Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Article: Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs)
A recent article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examines the evolution of Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), and the Plans’ potential to coordinate care for beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. “Strange … [Read more...] about Article: Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs)