As discussed in a previous CMA Alert, in April 2020, the Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their 2020 annual report, which offers projections concerning the fiscal health of the Medicare and Social Security programs. At that time, … [Read more...] about Medicare’s Finances – Challenges and Solutions
Archives for September 2020
Testing Nursing Home Residents for COVID-19
All people with COVID-19 may be contagious while asymptomatic. Nursing home residents infected with COVID-19 may not have the symptoms that are typical of coronavirus in younger people (elevated temperature, coughs, respiratory symptoms); they … [Read more...] about Testing Nursing Home Residents for COVID-19
CMA Alert | September 3, 2020
Center for Medicare Advocacy Toolkit: How to Obtain an Additional 100 Days of Medicare Coverage in a Skilled Nursing Facility During the COVID Public Health Emergency Cobra Notices Revised to Include More Medicare Information What’s New in Infection … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | September 3, 2020
What’s New in Infection Control Surveys for Nursing Facilities?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised the focused infection control survey protocol.[1] Now, for the first time, CMS requires surveyors to review the care actually provided to a sample of residents (and among a sample of … [Read more...] about What’s New in Infection Control Surveys for Nursing Facilities?
Cobra Notices Revised to Include More Medicare Information
As the Center for Medicare Advocacy wrote in our January 2020 CMA Alert, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & Labor Committees sent a letter that month to the Secretaries of Health … [Read more...] about Cobra Notices Revised to Include More Medicare Information
Center for Medicare Advocacy Toolkit: How to Obtain an Additional 100 Days of Medicare Coverage in a Skilled Nursing Facility During the COVID Public Health Emergency
As the Public Health Emergency (PHE) continues and the number of Medicare beneficiaries impacted by the PHE grows, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has received an increasing number of requests for guidance on expanded Medicare coverage … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Toolkit: How to Obtain an Additional 100 Days of Medicare Coverage in a Skilled Nursing Facility During the COVID Public Health Emergency