- Medicare Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) (David Lipschutz )
- Prescription Drug Provisions
- Medically Necessary Dental Proposal (Kata Kertesz)
- Included in Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
- Sample Comments: https://medicareadvocacy.org/medicare-proposal-to-cover-dental-treatments-that-are-clinically-integral-to-covered-medical-services/
- Comments Due September 6, 2022
- Nursing Facility Update (Toby Edelman)
- Biden Administration’s Nursing Home Reform Agenda
- Medicare Advantage Oversight
- Medicare Advantage Denials (Cinnamon St. John)
- Skilled Nursing Facility Survey (April 2022): https://medicareadvocacy.org/report-nursing-home-ma-issues-survey/
- CMS Medicare Advantage Request for Information (David Lipschutz)
- Sample Comments: https://medicareadvocacy.org/medicare-agency-is-seeking-comments-on-medicare-advantage/
- Comments Due August 31, 2022
- Medicare Advantage Denials (Cinnamon St. John)
- National Coverage Analysis re: Power Seat Elevation (Kathy Holt)
- CMS has proposed an update to an existing National Coverage Determination: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/ncacal-tracking-sheet.aspx?ncaid=309
- Comments due September 14, 2022
- Litigation Update (Ali Bers)
- Updates in Observation Status Case – Barrows v. Becerra
- Other Updates
- General Medicare / Q&A (David Lipschutz)