Study Finds Cost-Sharing Increases Can be DeadlyCenter Hosts Sen. Chris Murphy and Provides Important Health Care Reminders for MarchAdvocates Call for Comprehensive Oral Health CoverageRegister Now - 2021 National Voices of Medicare Summit & … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 25, 2021
Archives for February 2021
Advocates Call for Comprehensive Oral Health Coverage
Center for Medicare Advocacy attorney Kata Kertesz recently joined oral health colleagues in calling for comprehensive oral health coverage in a piece on Health Affairs Blog.Available at: An Oral Health Equity Agenda For The Biden … [Read more...] about Advocates Call for Comprehensive Oral Health Coverage
Center Hosts Sen. Chris Murphy and Provides Important Health Care Reminders for March
The Center for Medicare Advocacy works to advance access to Medicare and necessary home and community-based care, through education and advocacy. As part of this work, with support from the Jeffrey P. Ossen Foundation, the Center hosted a virtual … [Read more...] about Center Hosts Sen. Chris Murphy and Provides Important Health Care Reminders for March
Study Finds Cost-Sharing Increases Can be Deadly
A recent study supports the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s long-held concern about increasing out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. In summary, requiring beneficiaries to pay more of their own money will not make them savvier consumers; … [Read more...] about Study Finds Cost-Sharing Increases Can be Deadly
New Report Documents Causes and Cures for COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Facilities
“COVID caught us with our pants down.”– Nursing Home Administrator, Maricopa County, ArizonaThe Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report – Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic – which … [Read more...] about New Report Documents Causes and Cures for COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Facilities
CMA Alert | February 11, 2021
Commonwealth Fund Issues Series of Articles Addressing Medicare’s Fiscal Solvency - Introductory Statement by Marilyn MoonIt’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility CoverageCenter for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 11, 2021
Commonwealth Fund Issues Series of Articles Addressing Medicare’s Fiscal Solvency – Introductory Statement by Marilyn Moon
Statement by Marilyn MoonRecently, I was fortunate to be invited to participate in a blog series on Medicare Solvency sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. A number of experts participated offering a broad range of recommendations for how to … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Fund Issues Series of Articles Addressing Medicare’s Fiscal Solvency – Introductory Statement by Marilyn Moon
U.S. Government Changes Position in Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Case
The federal government, which, in the Trump administration, was supporting Texas and several other states that are seeking to have the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) struck down by the Supreme Court, stated yesterday that it has changed its … [Read more...] about U.S. Government Changes Position in Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Case
It’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it limited coverage in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) under Part A to beneficiaries who had been inpatients in an acute care hospital for at least three consecutive days before their discharge to a SNF.[1] The … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
Medicare Case Study: Returning to Work After Disability Benefits End
Ms. A. had been eligible for Medicare due to her disability. On January 1, 2020, she returned to work. Because her new work income was greater than “substantial gainful activity”[1] (SGA) her monthly Social Security (SSA) Disability Insurance cash … [Read more...] about Medicare Case Study: Returning to Work After Disability Benefits End