Part A Monthly Premium (For those not automatically enrolled)0-29 qualifying quarters of employment: $47130-39 quarters: $259Inpatient HospitalDeductible, Per Spell of Illness: $1,484Co-pay, Days 1 – 60: $0Co-pay, Days 61 – 90: … [Read more...] about Medicare Cost-Sharing Announced for 2021
Archives for November 2020
Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Statement on Supreme Court ACA Oral Argument
The Center for Medicare Advocacy strongly opposes the meritless lawsuit being argued today at the Supreme Court, in which several states, with the support of the current Administration, seek a full dismantling of the Affordable Care Act.Striking … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Statement on Supreme Court ACA Oral Argument
Welcoming a New Administration
The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s mission is to advance access to health equity, comprehensive Medicare, and quality health care. Older people, people with disabilities, and families can breathe a bit easier today knowing a Biden Administration will … [Read more...] about Welcoming a New Administration
CMA Alert | November 11, 2020
Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme CourtMembers of Congress Write CMS Urging Restoration of Nurse Aide Training Requirements for Nursing FacilitiesNursing Facilities and COVID: Staffing MattersPolicy – Medicare’s … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 11, 2020
Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
In five days, on November 10, the Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in California v. Texas. This ongoing litigation challenges the ACA’s individual mandate, but raises questions about … [Read more...] about Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
Nursing Facilities and COVID: Staffing Matters
Countering industry claims that COVID infection rates in nursing facilities are largely a matter of geography, Bloomberg Law reports that five nursing facilities within 25 miles of the Nashville city center, operated by the New Jersey-based CareRite … [Read more...] about Nursing Facilities and COVID: Staffing Matters
Members of Congress Write CMS Urging Restoration of Nurse Aide Training Requirements for Nursing Facilities
In an October 30, 2020 letter, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D, TX) and colleagues asked Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to promptly reinstate nurse aide training requirements that have been … [Read more...] about Members of Congress Write CMS Urging Restoration of Nurse Aide Training Requirements for Nursing Facilities
CMA Comments on New Technology and “Reasonable & Necessary” Definition
November 2, 2020Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-3372-PP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.govRe: File Code … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on New Technology and “Reasonable & Necessary” Definition