Wednesday, June 26, 2024 from 2pm-3:30pm ETMedicare may cover home health care for individuals who need skilled therapy and/or nursing services to maintain or improve their condition. This program will:Presented by Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Free Webinar | Highlighting Medicare Home Health: Coverage, Occupational Therapy, and Practical Tips to Obtain Care
Archives for May 2024
Medicare Advantage & Medicaid Updates
Medicare Advantage Updates1. New York Times Article Highlights Problems with Medicare Advantage Prior AuthorizationA recent New York Times article titled “When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock” by Paula Span (May 25, 2024), … [Read more...] about Medicare Advantage & Medicaid Updates
Know Jimmo | “‘Plateaued’ is not a medical description”
The following is an excerpt from a May 28, 2024 article in McKnight's Long Term Care by Jean Wendland Porter, Regional Director of Therapy Operations at Diversified Health Partners in Ohio.“I don’t want to risk my license by continuing therapy … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | “‘Plateaued’ is not a medical description”
Center Submits Medicare Advantage Comments to CMS along with Sign-on Letter Joined by 88 Organizations
Yesterday, The Center for Medicare Advocacy submitted comments in response to the CMS RFI on Medicare Advantage Data. The comments called on CMS to collect and make publicly available Medicare Advantage data where there are current gaps, such … [Read more...] about Center Submits Medicare Advantage Comments to CMS along with Sign-on Letter Joined by 88 Organizations
CMS Publishes Final Rule On Nurse Staffing Standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules setting nurse staffing standards for nursing facilities, 89 Fed. Reg. 40876 (May 10, 2024), as promised by President Biden’s nursing home reform agenda. The final rules … [Read more...] about CMS Publishes Final Rule On Nurse Staffing Standards
Nursing Home Roundup, May 2024
Congress is active in nursing home issues. H.J. Res 139, filed May 10, 2024 under the Congressional Review Act, disapproves the final minimum staffing rule for nursing homes.Nurse aide training rules are also under attack. On May 16, 2024, the … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Roundup, May 2024
Medicare Advantage Industry Will Focus on Profits Over Benefits in 2025
As insurance companies prepare their bids to Medicare for Medicare Advantage (MA) plan offerings for 2025, which are due in early June, insurers are signaling that for a variety of reasons, plan benefit packages in 2025 might be reduced from this … [Read more...] about Medicare Advantage Industry Will Focus on Profits Over Benefits in 2025
Practical Tips for Getting and Keeping Medicare-Covered Care – Webinar Recording
Originally aired live on Wednesday May 15, 2024, this session, presented in partnership with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's National Paralysis Resource Center, featured a refresher on Medicare-covered services and equipment, a … [Read more...] about Practical Tips for Getting and Keeping Medicare-Covered Care – Webinar Recording
Ways & Means Committee Passes Nurse Aide Training Bill
Federal law allows states to authorize nursing homes to conduct their own nurse aide training program unless they have had high civil money penalties (now at least $12,924) imposed or they meet other disqualifying criteria. Once a facility is barred … [Read more...] about Ways & Means Committee Passes Nurse Aide Training Bill
MA RFI Organizational Sign-on Letter
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, together with Justice in Aging, Medicare Rights Center and National Council on Aging, drafted an organizational sign-on letter in response to the CMS RFI on Medicare Advantage Data. The letter focuses on equity and … [Read more...] about MA RFI Organizational Sign-on Letter