Nursing home closures are not unusual.[1] As the Center for Medicare Advocacy reported in July 2022, a 2009 study found that 8% of nursing facilities in operation in 1999 had closed during the next six years. Facilities were more likely to close if … [Read more...] about Report: Nursing Home Closures in Iowa Exemplify General Pattern
Archives for February 2023
Study: People with Dementia Receive Less Home Health and Hospice Care in Their Final Months
According to a recent study, people suffering from dementia receive less health care in their last months of life – particularly home health and hospice – than people without dementia who have terminal illnesses. Researchers at RTI International, a … [Read more...] about Study: People with Dementia Receive Less Home Health and Hospice Care in Their Final Months
70 Members of Congress Call for Medicare Advantage Reforms, Including Reining in Overpayments
On February 16, 2023, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led a letter of 70 members of the U.S. House of Representatives calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to … [Read more...] about 70 Members of Congress Call for Medicare Advantage Reforms, Including Reining in Overpayments
Naseema Shafi Joins Center Board
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to announce that Naseema Shafi (she/her) has joined our Board of Directors. Shafi is the Chief Executive Officer of Whitman-Walker Health in Washington DC. In her role as CEO, she works to implement the … [Read more...] about Naseema Shafi Joins Center Board
CMS Proposes Rules On Ownership Disclosure for Nursing Facilities
Following a 2007 New York Times investigative analysis and a 2010 report by the Government Accountability Office documenting quality and disclosure issues involving private investments in nursing facilities, Congress enacted §6101 of the Affordable … [Read more...] about CMS Proposes Rules On Ownership Disclosure for Nursing Facilities
Center for Medicare Advocacy Comments on Proposed Part C & D Rule
As noted in this December 2022 CMA Alert, CMS released a proposed rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D for 2024 available here (87 Fed Register 79452, December 27, 2022). CMS also published a press release and accompanying fact sheet … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Comments on Proposed Part C & D Rule
Insurance Industry Response to Proposed Medicare Advantage Payment for 2024
“Our Profits are The Sky is Falling!” This is the time of year – between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of proposed Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates for the following year and the finalization of these … [Read more...] about Insurance Industry Response to Proposed Medicare Advantage Payment for 2024
GAO: Make Nursing Home Ownership Information “More Transparent for Consumers”
In Nursing Homes: CMS Should Make Ownership Information More Transparent for Consumers, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) notes the importance of ownership information, reporting that for-profit and chain-owned nursing facilities often have … [Read more...] about GAO: Make Nursing Home Ownership Information “More Transparent for Consumers”
MSP/LIS Updates
From our colleagues at the National Council on Aging, links to detailed eligibility charts for the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program: Note that while Medicaid.gov has updated their MSP table for 2023 at: … [Read more...] about MSP/LIS Updates
Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
A Case Study in Favor of Traditional Medicare “Should I choose traditional Medicare with a supplement plan or a Medicare Advantage plan?” This is a question Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) attorneys and advocates hear increasingly often. … [Read more...] about Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage?