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Archives for December 2020

CMA Alert | December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020

Guest Author - The Myth of the Medicare Improvement StandardReport Calls for Congress to Add Oral Health and Other Key Coverage to Medicare and MedicaidHHS Inspector General Issues Report on Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | December 31, 2020

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Full Alert

Guest Author – The Myth of the Medicare Improvement Standard

December 31, 2020

The Issue Brief linked below is posted and reprinted with permission of the author, Catherine G. Hopper, Esq. The Center for Medicare Advocacy is grateful to Ms. Hopper not only for permission to reprint, but for her diligence in understanding and … [Read more...] about Guest Author – The Myth of the Medicare Improvement Standard

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Jimmo-practice-tip, The Improvement Standard, Weekly Alert

HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Facilities

December 31, 2020

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports that between March 23 and May 30, 2020, states using the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS’s) focused infection control survey protocol cited only 68 deficiencies at nursing … [Read more...] about HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Facilities

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

Report Calls for Congress to Add Oral Health and Other Key Coverage to Medicare and Medicaid

December 31, 2020

A recent Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Need Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefits highlights the need for dental, vision, and hearing benefits in the two programs, and calls on Congress to fill … [Read more...] about Report Calls for Congress to Add Oral Health and Other Key Coverage to Medicare and Medicaid

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Dental, oral-health, Weekly Alert

CMA Alert | December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020

More Infection Control Deficiencies Cited in Nursing Homes – Most Considered “No Harm”COVID-19 Vaccines and Racial Equity ConsiderationsRRF Foundation for Aging President Pens Article on COVID and Older Adults More Infection Control … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | December 23, 2020

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Full Alert

More Infection Control Deficiencies Cited in Nursing Homes – Most Considered “No Harm”

December 23, 2020

During the health care pandemic and beginning in March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended the regular survey process and announced its plan to conduct limited surveys that focused on infection prevention and … [Read more...] about More Infection Control Deficiencies Cited in Nursing Homes – Most Considered “No Harm”

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Weekly Alert

COVID-19 Vaccines and Racial Equity Considerations

December 23, 2020

A recent Washington Post article discussed the complicated considerations by public health agencies to develop equitable processes for COVID-19 vaccine distribution that take into account who is most at risk, made more challenging by the limited … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccines and Racial Equity Considerations

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Weekly Alert

RRF Foundation for Aging President Pens Article on COVID and Older Adults

December 23, 2020

Crain’s Chicago Business recently featured a piece by Mary O’Donnell, President of RRF Foundation for Aging, a philanthropic foundation headquartered in Chicago, with whom the Center for Medicare Advocacy works closely on Medicare and aging … [Read more...] about RRF Foundation for Aging President Pens Article on COVID and Older Adults

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

Center for Medicare Advocacy Issues Transition Memorandum: Medicare Improvements for the Biden Administration

December 18, 2020

The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) looks forward to working with the incoming Biden Administration. In a Memorandum, submitted to Transition leaders on December 18, we recommend a number of measures that the new Department of Health and … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Issues Transition Memorandum: Medicare Improvements for the Biden Administration

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Medicare Reform, Weekly Alert

Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Memorandum: Medicare Improvements Biden Administration Can Make Immediately

December 18, 2020

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 18, 2020 Contact: Matthew Shepard: 202-293-5760, MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org The incoming Biden administration has vowed to improve health care, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Memorandum: Medicare Improvements Biden Administration Can Make Immediately

Filed Under: Press Release Tagged With: Medicare Reform

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