Over 10 months ago, in March 2020, a federal district court issued an order in Alexander v. Azar stating that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must permit certain Medicare beneficiaries to appeal the denial of their Part A … [Read more...] about Government Seeks to Stop Implementation of Court Order in Hospital Observation Status Case
Archives for January 2021
Save the Date | 2021 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to announce that the 2021 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture will take place virtually on April 1, 2021.This year the Center marks 35 Years of Medicare Advocacy. … [Read more...] about Save the Date | 2021 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
CMA Alert | January 14, 2021
CMS Plans to Expand Program that Interferes with Patient Access to Medicare Covered Home Health CareIn Waning Days of Trump Administration, HHS Issues Harmful Final Rule Putting an Expiration Date on Core Medicare and Other RegulationsCenter for … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | January 14, 2021
In Waning Days of Trump Administration, HHS Issues Harmful Final Rule Putting an Expiration Date on Core Medicare and Other Regulations
As discussed in a December 10, 2020 Center for Medicare Advocacy CMA Alert, on November 4, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule entitled “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely” (SUNSET) … [Read more...] about In Waning Days of Trump Administration, HHS Issues Harmful Final Rule Putting an Expiration Date on Core Medicare and Other Regulations
CMS Plans to Expand Program that Interferes with Patient Access to Medicare Covered Home Health Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced plans to expand a Medicare home health program model that discriminates against people with longer term and chronic impairments whose conditions are not improving. It significantly … [Read more...] about CMS Plans to Expand Program that Interferes with Patient Access to Medicare Covered Home Health Care
Center for Medicare Advocacy and Colleagues Submit Statement to Protect Residents to National Academy of Sciences Nursing Home Committee
In the Fall of 2020, the National Academy of Sciences announced a new ad hoc committee to study “how our nation delivers, finances, regulates, and measures the quality of nursing home care with particular emphasis on challenges that have arisen in … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy and Colleagues Submit Statement to Protect Residents to National Academy of Sciences Nursing Home Committee
Long Term Care Community Coalition Releases 2020 Elder Justice “No harm” Deficiencies Searchable Issue Guide
Our friends at Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) have released a new Elder Justice webpage featuring all of the Elder Justice Newsletters published in 2020. The page includes links to 10 newsletters as well as a searchable issue guide … [Read more...] about Long Term Care Community Coalition Releases 2020 Elder Justice “No harm” Deficiencies Searchable Issue Guide
CMA Alert | January 7, 2021
Finding a Way Into 2021COVID Relief and Omnibus Package: Overview of Medicare ProvisionsAffordable Care Act: Millions Have Benefited Despite Sabotage2021 Medicare Reminders: Medicare Advantage Enrollees Can Still Make a Change, Possible Special … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | January 7, 2021
Finding a Way Into 2021
We began 2020 ready to advance access to Medicare and quality health care – working from our offices, and meeting with colleagues across the country. We enter 2021 working separately, connected remotely, with a heightened urgency to succeed brought … [Read more...] about Finding a Way Into 2021
COVID Relief and Omnibus Package: Overview of Medicare Provisions
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a COVID relief package as part of a larger omnibus spending package called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), signed into law on December 27, 2020. In addition to various public health … [Read more...] about COVID Relief and Omnibus Package: Overview of Medicare Provisions