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
Archives for November 2020
Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Season Enters Final Weeks: Few People Compare Options, and the Means of Comparison are Often Flawed
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
Home for the Holidays | Leaving the Nursing Home During a Medicare-Covered Stay During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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
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
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
Issue Brief – November 2020 – Health Care and the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues
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
November 16, 2020 – Health Care, the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues
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
CMA Alert | 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
HHS Continues Giving Provider Relief Funds to Nursing Facilities
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
Recent Rules and Guidance Address Transparency in Hospice Coverage
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
Infection Control Surveys In Nursing Facilities: As Deaths Soar, CMS Reports Few Deficiencies, Primarily “No Harm”
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”