Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), reproduced below. Medicare As of November 2021, 64.1 … [Read more...] about CMS Releases Data re: Medicare and Medicaid
Archives for March 2022
Recent Solicitation Scams Target Medicare-Eligible Adults
A recent report in The Roanoke Times highlighted a growing vulnerability in the Medicare system – suspicious phone solicitations targeting potential beneficiaries as they prepare to sign up for Medicare.[1] These calls specifically target … [Read more...] about Recent Solicitation Scams Target Medicare-Eligible Adults
CMA Alert | March 10, 2022
CMS Needs to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Heighten Oversight of Insurance Industry Center Comments Regarding CMS’ Advanced Payment Notice and Proposed Part C & D Rule The Center for Medicare Advocacy recently submitted … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 10, 2022
Connecticut Legislation Takes Aim at Nursing Home Temporary Staffing Agencies
As nursing homes around the nation are struggling to find enough staff,[1] agencies that provide temporary staffing have capitalized on this market opportunity and enormously profited, partly by hiking up hourly rates.[2] In January, the American … [Read more...] about Connecticut Legislation Takes Aim at Nursing Home Temporary Staffing Agencies
CMS Needs to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Heighten Oversight of Insurance Industry
Center Comments Regarding CMS’ Advance Payment Notice and Proposed Part C & D Rule The Center for Medicare Advocacy recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding their Advance payment rule … [Read more...] about CMS Needs to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Heighten Oversight of Insurance Industry
CMA Comments on Advance Payment Rule
Submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Re: Comments on Calendar Year 2023 Advance Notice of … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on Advance Payment Rule
CMA Comments on 2023 Part C And Part D Policies
March 7, 2022 Submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on 2023 Part C And Part D Policies
CMA Alert | March 3, 2022
House GOP Accuses Dems of Trying to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments in Order to Expand Benefits to All Medicare Beneficiaries: If Only This Were True… When it comes to Medicare policy discussions on Capitol Hill, two things are commonly … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 3, 2022
Case Against Nursing Facility Alleging Negligence and Wrongful Death From COVID-19 Affirmed to Belong in State Court
Ricardo Saldana died at Glenhaven Healthcare in California on April 13, 2020, allegedly from COVID-19. Four surviving family members sued the nursing facility in California Superior Court, alleging that the facility failed to protect … [Read more...] about Case Against Nursing Facility Alleging Negligence and Wrongful Death From COVID-19 Affirmed to Belong in State Court
New Study: COVID-19-Related Discrimination Impacted All Racial/Ethnic Minorities
As the coronavirus swept through the nation, reports surfaced that Asian and Black Americans were experiencing increased discrimination. According to a Pew Research Center article published in 2020, 40 percent of Black and Asian adults noted that if … [Read more...] about New Study: COVID-19-Related Discrimination Impacted All Racial/Ethnic Minorities