Medicare Plan Finder Problems Emerge – At Least Three SHIP Programs Cautioning People to Delay Enrollment until Problems ResolvedDismantling the Affordable Care Act Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries: Spotlight on Closing the Part D … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | October 22, 2020
Archives for October 2020
Long-Term Care Policy: Trump vs. Biden
The Center for Medicare Advocacy offers the following comparison of the presidential campaigns’ long-term care policies. For the Biden campaign, the Center looks at the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform,[1] the official campaign website,[2] … [Read more...] about Long-Term Care Policy: Trump vs. Biden
Dismantling the Affordable Care Act Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries
Spotlight on Closing the Part D Coverage Gap (“Donut Hole”) The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this term in California v. Texas, with oral argument scheduled for November 10, 2020. This … [Read more...] about Dismantling the Affordable Care Act Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare Plan Finder Problems Emerge – At Least Three SHIP Programs Cautioning People to Delay Enrollment until Problems Resolved
The Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), which lasts from October 15 until December 7, is a time during which Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their Medicare Advantage and/or Part D prescription drug coverage for the following calendar … [Read more...] about Medicare Plan Finder Problems Emerge – At Least Three SHIP Programs Cautioning People to Delay Enrollment until Problems Resolved
CMA Alert | October 15, 2020
Dismantling the ACA Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries | Highlight on Preventive ServicesCOVID-Only Nursing Facilities: What Happened To A Good Idea?Paying Direct Care Workers a Living WageFree Webinar - Skilled Nursing Facility … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | October 15, 2020
Dismantling the ACA Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries | Highlight on Preventive Services
The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this term in California v. Texas, with oral argument scheduled for November 10, 2020. This ongoing litigation challenges the ACA’s individual mandate, but raises … [Read more...] about Dismantling the ACA Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries | Highlight on Preventive Services
Paying Direct Care Workers a Living Wage
Recognizing that the coronavirus pandemic “brings into sharp focus the risks to people’s health that follow from low pay for direct care professionals,” LeadingAge, the trade association of not-for-profit health and social services providers, has … [Read more...] about Paying Direct Care Workers a Living Wage
COVID-Only Nursing Facilities: What Happened To A Good Idea?
Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts were concerned about the need to keep beds in acute care hospitals available for patients with acute care needs. At the same time, experts recognized that grouping patients by their … [Read more...] about COVID-Only Nursing Facilities: What Happened To A Good Idea?
Supreme Court Nomination Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare
A Statement from the Center for Medicare Advocacy If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its critical protections for people who rely on Medicare will be in mortal danger. Hearings begin … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Nomination Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare
CMA Alert | October 8, 2020
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15Nursing Facilities and Covid-19 – It’s Not InevitableAHRQ Launches National Nursing Home COVID Action Network Training ProgramSpecial Report: CMS Releases Fifth Cumulative List of Focused Infection Control … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | October 8, 2020