HOME HEALTH UPDATE Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care After 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
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Proposed Civil Rights Rule Marks Important Step in Restoring Health Care Protections
This week the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule that seeks to restore critical nondiscrimination protections the previous administration rolled back. Section 1557 of the … [Read more...] about Proposed Civil Rights Rule Marks Important Step in Restoring Health Care Protections
CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
August 5, 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1747-PP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013 Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.gov Re: File Code … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
Connecticut Expands Medigap Options for Medicare Beneficiaries Under Age 65
Effective July 1, 2021, Connecticut Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for Medicare by reason of disability will be able to select standardized Medicare Supplement (“Medigap”) plan D, in addition to plans A and B. (Medigap plan C remains available … [Read more...] about Connecticut Expands Medigap Options for Medicare Beneficiaries Under Age 65
Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
In five days, on November 10, the Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in California v. Texas. This ongoing litigation challenges the ACA’s individual mandate, but raises questions about … [Read more...] about Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
2019 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
The Center thanks all who participated in the sixth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The theme of the day was Health Care as a Human Right: Medicare’s … [Read more...] about 2019 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
Reflections on the
6th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
On May 9, 2019, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its sixth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The theme of the day was Health Care as a … [Read more...] about Reflections on the
6th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 is tremendously important for the protection of older people and people living with disabilities. The Reauthorization Act Bill passed the House with an amendment on March 21, 2016. The … [Read more...] about Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
Issue Brief 81 | August 2023 – Medicare Oral Health Updates & Other Issues
I. MEDICALLY NECESSARY ORAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN MEDICARE The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule released recently includes a proposal to clarify reimbursement for dental services necessary to the clinical … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 81 | August 2023 – Medicare Oral Health Updates & Other Issues
CMA Alert | July 28, 2022
Medicare Announces Development of Appeal Process for Certain Hospital “Observation Status” Patients As the result of a court case, the Medicare.gov website now alerts a nationwide class of Medicare beneficiaries that they “have appeal rights” when … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 28, 2022