As the Biden Administration works to develop and implement a standard for minimum nurse staffing levels in nursing facilities,[1] facility owners and executives attempt to derail this progress by arguing that almost all facilities would need to … [Read more...] about Improving Nursing Home Staffing Levels Can And Must Be Done
Archives for July 2022
CMA Senior Policy Atty. Kata Kertesz Publishes Article on Need for Medigap Protections
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Kata Kertesz had her article, “Expansions of Medigap Consumer Protections are Necessary to Promote Health Equity in the Medicare Program,” published last week in the Stetson University College of … [Read more...] about CMA Senior Policy Atty. Kata Kertesz Publishes Article on Need for Medigap Protections
CMA Alert | July 14, 2022
Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage Included in Medicare Proposed RuleLast week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, with publication in the Federal … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 14, 2022
Special Report | Nursing Home Closures: Causes and Solutions
Nursing home closures are not a new phenomenon. Nursing home owners, executives, and their trade associations, however, treat closures like a new problem that threatens residents. They predict that many more facilities will close if they … [Read more...] about Special Report | Nursing Home Closures: Causes and Solutions
New York State’s For-Profit Nursing Facilities’ Related-Party Transactions Hide High Profits
A new report by the Empire Center (an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany, New York) finds that nearly three-quarters of New York’s for-profit nursing facilities (72%) “structure themselves as networks of interlocking … [Read more...] about New York State’s For-Profit Nursing Facilities’ Related-Party Transactions Hide High Profits
Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage Included in Medicare Proposed Rule
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, with publication in the Federal Register expected on July 29, 2022. It includes a proposal to broaden … [Read more...] about Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage Included in Medicare Proposed Rule
Public Statement on Medicare Coverage of Medically Necessary Oral and Dental Health Therapies
July 8, 2022Beginning in 2016, a consortium was formed among the undersigned dental and medical specialists, patient and consumer advocates, and care delivery providers to support and advocate for Medicare coverage of medically necessary oral … [Read more...] about Public Statement on Medicare Coverage of Medically Necessary Oral and Dental Health Therapies
CMA Alert | July 7, 2022
Voices of Medicare | Medicare Advantage Network InadequacyWe recently heard from a Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollee from the Dallas-Forth Worth metropolitan area who went several months without seeing a gastroenterologist due to Cigna’s failure … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 7, 2022
CMS Acts to Implement Revised Nursing Home Standards of Care
After delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has now issued guidance to implement standards of care for nursing homes that were promulgated in 2016 and were originally scheduled for … [Read more...] about CMS Acts to Implement Revised Nursing Home Standards of Care
Oral Health Advocacy Update
The Center for Medicare Advocacy continues our years-long efforts for medically necessary oral health care to be covered by Medicare, as authorized under current law.Along with a coalition of beneficiary advocates, disease organizations, industry … [Read more...] about Oral Health Advocacy Update