Statement by Marilyn Moon Recently, I was fortunate to be invited to participate in a blog series on Medicare Solvency sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. A number of experts participated offering a broad range of recommendations for how to … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Fund Issues Series of Articles Addressing Medicare’s Fiscal Solvency – Introductory Statement by Marilyn Moon
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Look for the Moon!
Beginning no later than March 8, 2017, hospitals are required to give written and oral notice to Medicare patients when they are placed in “outpatient” observation status for 24 hours and are not formally admitted as inpatients.[1] The … [Read more...] about Look for the Moon!
CMS Issues Instructions Regarding the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)
Beginning no later than March 8, 2017, and as required by the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act),[1] hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) are required to give patients both oral and written … [Read more...] about CMS Issues Instructions Regarding the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)
Observation Status and the NOTICE Act: Advocates Not Over the MOON
In proposed rules updating Medicare reimbursement to acute care hospitals,[1] the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces how it intends to implement the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act … [Read more...] about Observation Status and the NOTICE Act: Advocates Not Over the MOON
Issue Brief #76 – August 2022 – Medicare Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act & Other Issues
1. MEDICARE PROVISIONS in the INFLATION REDUCTION ACT of 2022 (IRA) On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 (Pub Law 117-169), which includes expansive health and climate … [Read more...] about Issue Brief #76 – August 2022 – Medicare Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act & Other Issues
Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
TELEHEALTH UPDATE Special Report: Telehealth and the Medicare Population: Building a Foundation for the Virtual Health Care Revolution As the United States slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, this exponential expansion of … [Read more...] about Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
CMA Alert | June 9, 2022
2022 Medicare Trustees Report | Additional Two Years of Solvency Projected, But Attention Still Needed Every year, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees release reports on the fiscal health of the Medicare and Social Security … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 9, 2022
2022 Medicare Trustees Report
Additional Two Years of Solvency Projected, But Attention Still Needed Every year, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees release reports on the fiscal health of the Medicare and Social Security programs. On June 2, 2022, the … [Read more...] about 2022 Medicare Trustees Report
Call to Action – Policy Makers Must Increase Medicare Advantage Oversight and Rein in Overpayments
For many years, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has advocated for legislative and administrative efforts to address the growing inequities between Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare, that favor MA, and encourage the growing … [Read more...] about Call to Action – Policy Makers Must Increase Medicare Advantage Oversight and Rein in Overpayments
Medicare Advantage is Not the Solution to Medicare Equity or Solvency Problems
By Marilyn Moon, Ph.D. - Center for Medicare Advocacy Visiting Scholar, Medicare Analyst, Former Public Trustee of Medicare and Social Security Sadly, one of the myths about Medicare Advantage (MA) is that it is better for minorities and persons … [Read more...] about Medicare Advantage is Not the Solution to Medicare Equity or Solvency Problems