As previously announced, the Center has reached a tentative agreement with CMS in Sherman v. Hargan. The Sherman case challenged the quality of lower-level Medicare home health appeals. The settlement was preliminarily approved, … [Read more...] about Reminder: Objections to Home Health Appeals Settlement Due February 5, 2018
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Medicare Home Health Access Problems Continue
As we have reported, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has been hearing from people unable to access Medicare-covered home health care, or the appropriate amount of care, despite meeting Medicare coverage criteria. In particular, people living … [Read more...] about Medicare Home Health Access Problems Continue
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments to Proposed Rule re: Medicare Advantage and Part D
On November 28, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule entitled Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments to Proposed Rule re: Medicare Advantage and Part D
Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. Award Winner Josephine Kalipeni
Josephine Kalipeni is the Director of Policy and Partnerships at Caring Across Generations. Ms. Kalipeni’s expertise includes asset-based grassroots and faith organizing, public speaking, and policy development for issues-based campaigns in … [Read more...] about Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. Award Winner Josephine Kalipeni
Remembering Martin Luther King in 2018
On Monday, January 15, we will pause to reflect on the incredible legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In a time such as ours, when faith in institutions is shaken, new generations feel the sting of bigotry and common decency often seems … [Read more...] about Remembering Martin Luther King in 2018
2018 CT Medicare Savings Programs
If you have Medicare, Social Security deducts money from your check each month to pay for your Medicare Part B premium. If you qualify for one of Connecticut’s three Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), the State of Connecticut will pay … [Read more...] about 2018 CT Medicare Savings Programs
New LTCCC Issue Alert: Nursing Home Staffing Requirements
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC), in partnership with the Center for Medicare Advocacy, publishes monthly issue alerts on the rights of nursing home residents. These issue alerts focus on specific standards of care that nursing homes … [Read more...] about New LTCCC Issue Alert: Nursing Home Staffing Requirements
CMA Alert – Home Health News; More SNF Enforcement News
Beneficiary Protections Expanded in Revised Home Health Conditions of Participation Nursing Home Residents Are At Risk Elder Justice: What “No Harm” Really Means for Residents, December Issue Available NowBeneficiary … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Home Health News; More SNF Enforcement News
Beneficiary Protections Expanded in Revised Home Health Conditions of Participation
This is Part Six of a ten-part CMA Issue Brief Series examining the growing crisis in access to Medicare home health coverage and necessary care – and outlining the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s work to address these issues. We invite … [Read more...] about Beneficiary Protections Expanded in Revised Home Health Conditions of Participation
CMA Alert -Spotlight on SNF Enforcement
Are Nursing Home Residents at Risk? New York Times and Los Angeles Times Report on SNF Deregulation Special Issue Alert: Enforcement in KansasAre Nursing Home Residents at Risk? The New York Times and Los Angeles Times Report on SNF … [Read more...] about CMA Alert -Spotlight on SNF Enforcement