On April 20, 2022, 19 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure “highlighting concerns about overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans that line the pockets of big … [Read more...] about Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Urging Agency to Address Medicare Advantage Overpayments
Archives for April 2022
CMA Alert | April 14, 2022
Federal Government Must Enact and Enforce Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing FacilitiesAt a roundtable discussion with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on March 30, which the Center for Medicare Advocacy attended as one of seven invitees, Mark … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 14, 2022
CMS Begins Process of Setting Mandatory Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Facilities
As part of the annual proposed rule updating Medicare Part A payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs),[1] the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is beginning the process of establishing nurse staffing standards for facilities, as … [Read more...] about CMS Begins Process of Setting Mandatory Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Facilities
Federal Government Must Enact and Enforce Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Facilities
At a roundtable discussion with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on March 30, which the Center for Medicare Advocacy attended as one of seven invitees, Mark Parkinson, President and CEO of the American Health Care Association, the trade association of … [Read more...] about Federal Government Must Enact and Enforce Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Facilities
Support for Reestablishing the House Select Committee on Aging
Last month the Leadership Council on Aging Organizations (LCAO), of which the Center for Medicare Advocacy is a member, endorsed Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline’s H.Res. 583, Reestablishing the House Select Committee on Aging (HSCoA).The … [Read more...] about Support for Reestablishing the House Select Committee on Aging
Issue Brief – March 2022 – Litigation Update Including Observation Status, Off label Drugs & Other Issues
LITIGATION UPDATE (Beneficiary Appeals of Observation Status). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals who have been denied Medicare Part A coverage … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2022 – Litigation Update Including Observation Status, Off label Drugs & Other Issues
Center for Medicare Advocacy Celebrates the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
The Center for Medicare Advocacy applauds today’s confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. We celebrate the historic significance of Judge Jackson as the first Black woman to be elevated to the Court. We … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Celebrates the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
CMA Alert | April 7, 2022
Center for Medicare Advocacy Celebrates the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme CourtThe Center for Medicare Advocacy applauds today’s confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 7, 2022
Limited Equitable Relief for Individuals Facing Difficulties with Part A or B Enrollment and Disenrollment Requests Through Social Security Administration
In recent months, Medicare beneficiaries (or those becoming eligible for Medicare) have reported difficulties in contacting the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to submit enrollment or disenrollment requests for Part Aor B.In … [Read more...] about Limited Equitable Relief for Individuals Facing Difficulties with Part A or B Enrollment and Disenrollment Requests Through Social Security Administration
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day – Shining a Light on the Value of Technology and Advocacy
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day was celebrated on April 6th. The awareness day is an opportunity to recognize and honor the critical role that assistive technology plays in helping people with disabilities more equitably participate in … [Read more...] about National Assistive Technology Awareness Day – Shining a Light on the Value of Technology and Advocacy