Medicare Advantage DenialsAs discussed in a recent CMA Alert (August 25, 2022), the Center for Medicare Advocacy has seen an alarming increase in complaints from Medicare Advantage enrollees who, despite requiring skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) … [Read more...] about Recent Articles Address Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Inappropriate Denials
Archives for October 2022
White House Releases Blueprint for Basic Protections Against Artificial Intelligence Threats
For over seventy years, mathematicians and scientists have been exploring and expanding the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). Now, in an era of “big data,” AI has seeped into almost every sector of society, including healthcare.[1] The … [Read more...] about White House Releases Blueprint for Basic Protections Against Artificial Intelligence Threats
New GAO Telehealth Report Recommends Strengthening Oversight and Additional Privacy and Security Risk Education
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, over 96 million people living in the United States have been infected and over one million have lost their lives to the disease.[1] In an effort to shield older adults and people with disabilities … [Read more...] about New GAO Telehealth Report Recommends Strengthening Oversight and Additional Privacy and Security Risk Education
CMS Must Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
GAO Report Shows Residents’ Conditions Worsened on Seven of Eight Key Indicators in 2020In a performance audit, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that in seven of eight key indicators of nursing home residents’ mental and physical … [Read more...] about CMS Must Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
Issue Brief 77, October 2022 | Home Health Updates & Other Issues
HOME HEALTH UPDATE Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health CareAfter years of fruitless efforts to ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive Medicare-covered home health care … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 77, October 2022 | Home Health Updates & Other Issues
Aisha Hameed – Legal Assistant
Aisha Hameed comes to the Center with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a certificate in Paralegal Studies. As a legal assistant, Ms. Hameed provides assistance for the Center’s Department on Aging and Disability Services project. She also … [Read more...] about Aisha Hameed – Legal Assistant