The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a notice regarding vaccinations.Each year, millions of people get sick from serious illnesses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV. Vaccines are your best protection — and they're … [Read more...] about 65 Or older? Stay Up to Date On Your Vaccines
Archives for September 2024
Know Jimmo | Payment Changes Did Not Change Coverage Criteria
(From CMS 2/20/2020)“Has Home Health Eligibility And Coverage Changed...No. While there has been a change to the case-mix adjustment methodology and the unit of payment beginning in CY 2020, eligibility criteria and coverage for Medicare home … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Payment Changes Did Not Change Coverage Criteria
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Changes Name
Kepro is now Acentra HealthBeneficiary and Family-Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations (BFCC-QIOs) help Medicare beneficiaries with their concerns about quality of care, and in filing an appeal if coverage is ending too soon. As … [Read more...] about Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Changes Name
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Approaching
Plans Begin Marketing Oct. 1, Beneficiaries Can Start Making Changes on Oct 15OverviewThe Medicare Annual Coordinated Election Period (AEP) – the period during which individuals with Medicare can make certain coverage choices for the coming … [Read more...] about Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Approaching
Medicare Home Health Coverage Was Expanded by Congress in 1980
Medicare home health coverage is often erroneously described as a short-term, acute care benefit. This is not true. Although it may be implemented in this way, under the law people who meet the threshold qualifying criteria (legally homebound and … [Read more...] about Medicare Home Health Coverage Was Expanded by Congress in 1980
Finance and Benefits Director – CT Office
Join a nationally-known, non-profit law organization and help people access Medicare and health care.The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) seeks a Finance and Benefits Director with a commitment to health equity and social justice in its … [Read more...] about Finance and Benefits Director – CT Office
Nursing Home CEO pay vs. Nursing Home Staffing
In a scathing September 13, 2024 letter to the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, National HealthCare, and Ensign Group, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D, MA), Richard Blumenthal (D, CT), and Bernie Sanders (I, VT), and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D, … [Read more...] about Nursing Home CEO pay vs. Nursing Home Staffing
Part D Updates for 2025 – Webinar and Other Resources
There are a number of significant changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit (which includes Medicare Advantage plans that offer Part D coverage) that are taking effect in 2025. The Center for Medicare Advocacy and the PAN Foundation … [Read more...] about Part D Updates for 2025 – Webinar and Other Resources
CMA Alum Nominated for Key State Position
Center for Medicare Advocacy alum Kathleen Holt has been nominated by Gov. Ned Lamont to be Connecticut’s new Healthcare Advocate. As noted in a press release, the position “is responsible for serving as the head of the Office of the Healthcare … [Read more...] about CMA Alum Nominated for Key State Position
Know Jimmo | Provider Education is Key
"I am a private nurse care manager who has advocated for my clients regarding the application of Jimmo decision for the last several years... without success. The therapists and nurses in the room continue to repeat 'Must discharge because of lack of … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Provider Education is Key