1. Administration Proposes Allowing Nursing Homes to Require Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clauses as a Condition of Admission 2. CMS Extends Comment Period for New Medicare Skilled Nursing Reimbursement System Until August 25, 2017 3. The Center … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Harmful Proposed SNF Rules; Welcome Chiplin Senior Fellow Ben F. Belton
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CMS Extends Comment Period for New Medicare Skilled Nursing Reimbursement System Until August 25, 2017
On May 4, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking setting out options that CMS is considering to replace the Medicare reimbursement system for skilled nursing facilities … [Read more...] about CMS Extends Comment Period for New Medicare Skilled Nursing Reimbursement System Until August 25, 2017
Reversing Obama Rules, Trump Administration Proposes Allowing Nursing Homes to Require Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clauses as a Condition of Admission
In 2016, the Obama Administration promulgated final regulations that revised and updated the Requirements of Participation, the federal standards of care that nursing facilities must meet in order to be eligible to receive Medicare or Medicaid … [Read more...] about Reversing Obama Rules, Trump Administration Proposes Allowing Nursing Homes to Require Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clauses as a Condition of Admission
CMA Alert – AHCA Still Looms; MA Disenrollment By Health Status
1. AHCA’s Impact on Older Adults 2. Government Oversight Agency Urges CMS to Examine Medicare Advantage Disenrollment by Health Status 3. Tell the Senate to Drop the AHCAAHCA’s Impact on Older AdultsThe Center for Medicare Advocacy … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – AHCA Still Looms; MA Disenrollment By Health Status
CMA Alert – Medicare Home Health Coverage Does Not Require Improvement; AHCA Undermines Medicare
Medicare Coverage for Home Care Is Based On a Need For Skilled Care – Improvement Is Not Required The American Health Care Act undermines MedicareThis is Part Three of a ten-part CMA Issue Brief Series examining the growing crisis in … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Medicare Home Health Coverage Does Not Require Improvement; AHCA Undermines Medicare
Medicare Coverage for Home Care Is Based On a Need For Skilled Care – Improvement Is Not Required
This is Part Three 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 you to … [Read more...] about Medicare Coverage for Home Care Is Based On a Need For Skilled Care – Improvement Is Not Required
CMA Issue Brief Series: Medicare Home Health Care Crisis
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 you to follow this Issue … [Read more...] about CMA Issue Brief Series: Medicare Home Health Care Crisis
CMA Alert – Budget Response: Abandoning Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Yesterday, May 23rd, the Trump Administration released its proposed FY2018 federal budget. The budget, entitled “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” would have a wide-ranging and devastating impact on the nation’s safety … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Budget Response: Abandoning Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act Introduced
Legislation would make the Steve Gleason Act of 2015, which increased access to speech generating devices for people with degenerative diseases, permanent.On May 16, 2017, Representatives John Larson (D-CT), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and … [Read more...] about Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act Introduced
Oral Health Update – “The Painful Truth About Teeth” (Washington Post)
A recent Washington Post article, “The Painful Truth About Teeth: You Can Work Full Time But not have the Money to Fix Your Teeth – Visible Reminders of the Divide Between Rich and Poor” outlines the devastating impacts of the lack of adequate oral … [Read more...] about Oral Health Update – “The Painful Truth About Teeth” (Washington Post)