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Archives for November 2020

CMA Alert | November 19, 2020

November 19, 2020

Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Season Enters Final Weeks: Few People Compare Options, and the Means of Comparison are Often FlawedHome for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus PandemicCenter for … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 19, 2020

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Full Alert

Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Season Enters Final Weeks: Few People Compare Options, and the Means of Comparison are Often Flawed

November 19, 2020

Overview The Medicare Annual Coordinated Election Period (AEP) – the period during which individuals with Medicare can make coverage choices for the coming year – lasts until December 7th. During this time, people can enroll in, switch, or … [Read more...] about Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Season Enters Final Weeks: Few People Compare Options, and the Means of Comparison are Often Flawed

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Enrollment, Weekly Alert

Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus Pandemic

November 19, 2020

Late November begins a time for gatherings with family and friends – Thanksgiving, soon followed by the December holidays. Nursing home residents often want to participate in these gatherings but may worry that they will lose Medicare coverage if … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Facility, Weekly Alert

Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney, Toby Edelman and Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Cinnamon St. John Featured On This Is Getting Old Podcast

November 19, 2020

Nine months after the CDC confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the United States, the nation is leading the world in COVID-related deaths and confirmed cases. Nowhere has the toll of the coronavirus been felt more than in our nation’s nursing … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney, Toby Edelman and Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Cinnamon St. John Featured On This Is Getting Old Podcast

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF Staffing, Weekly Alert

Issue Brief – November 2020 – Health Care and the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

November 16, 2020

HEALTH CARE & THE ELECTION President-Elect Biden & Health Care During the presidential campaign, President-Elect Biden offered several proposals related to health care.  In addition to tackling the current COVID-19 pandemic, Biden … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2020 – Health Care and the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

Filed Under: issue-brief Tagged With: Alliance Issue Brief

November 16, 2020 – Health Care, the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

November 16, 2020

Health Care and the Federal Election – Where Do We Go From Here? (David Lipschutz)President-Elect Biden’s Agenda v. Congress Affordable Care Act – Supreme Court Argument in California v. Texas (Ali Bers)Summary of case and oral arguments on Nov. … [Read more...] about November 16, 2020 – Health Care, the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alliance Agenda

CMA Alert | November 12, 2020

November 12, 2020

Medicare Cost-Sharing Announced for 2021Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Affordable Care ActInfection Control Surveys In Nursing Facilities: As Deaths Soar, CMS Reports Few Deficiencies, Primarily “No Harm”Recent Rules and Guidance Address … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 12, 2020

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Full Alert

HHS Continues Giving Provider Relief Funds to Nursing Facilities

November 12, 2020

After giving billions of dollars to nursing facilities from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) “without strings,”[1] and allowing facilities to spend the funds “without limitations,”[2] the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now announced … [Read more...] about HHS Continues Giving Provider Relief Funds to Nursing Facilities

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Skilled Nursing Facility, snf, Weekly Alert

Recent Rules and Guidance Address Transparency in Hospice Coverage

November 12, 2020

Effective for hospice elections beginning on or after October 1, 2020, Medicare beneficiaries are entitled to greater transparency about the conditions, items, services, and drugs that a provider does not believe are covered under the hospice benefit … [Read more...] about Recent Rules and Guidance Address Transparency in Hospice Coverage

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Hospice, Weekly Alert

Infection Control Surveys In Nursing Facilities: As Deaths Soar, CMS Reports Few Deficiencies, Primarily “No Harm”

November 12, 2020

In March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended the regular survey process and announced that it would conduct limited surveys that focused on infection prevention and control issues.[1]  Since June, CMS has made … [Read more...] about Infection Control Surveys In Nursing Facilities: As Deaths Soar, CMS Reports Few Deficiencies, Primarily “No Harm”

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, enforcement, Skilled Nursing Facility, snf, Weekly Alert

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