This is the seventh in a series of Alerts by Center for Medicare Advocacy regarding the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). This Alert focuses on changes … [Read more...] about Health Reform: Linking Medicare Payment to Quality Outcome
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The Right to Visit Partners and Others In Medicare Participating Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued new rules for Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals that require written policies protecting patients' rights to choose their visitors during a stay in the … [Read more...] about The Right to Visit Partners and Others In Medicare Participating Hospitals
Health Reform: The Nursing Home Provisions
This is the sixth in a series of Alerts by Center for Medicare Advocacy regarding Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). This Alert focuses on provisions … [Read more...] about Health Reform: The Nursing Home Provisions
Health Reform in Action: Donut Hole Rebate Checks Start Arriving June 10, 2010
Medicare beneficiaries who enter the prescription drug coverage gap (known as the "Donut Hole") anytime before the end 2010 should receive a one time $250 rebate check from Medicare. The first checks, for people who hit the Donut Hole … [Read more...] about Health Reform in Action: Donut Hole Rebate Checks Start Arriving June 10, 2010
New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), the health care reform legislation enacted earlier this year, provides a new opportunity to strengthen and improve federal oversight mechanisms for nursing homes. Implementation of new … [Read more...] about New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help
A New Entity from Health Reform: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
President Obama signed into law Pub.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), on March 23, 2010, and Pub. L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA), on March 30, 2010. These two … [Read more...] about A New Entity from Health Reform: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Off-Label Drug Use Is Common and Hurts Nursing Home Residents
Introduction The three-year old, and still ongoing, investigation and criminal prosecution of former staff members of a California skilled nursing facility for improper use of antipsychotic drugs on residents raises issues that go far beyond the … [Read more...] about Off-Label Drug Use Is Common and Hurts Nursing Home Residents
CMS Sanctions Missouri Medicaid for Overly Restrictive Home Health Standards
The state of Missouri requires Medicaid beneficiaries to be "confined to the home" in order to receive home health services provided under its Medicaid program. While this so-called "homebound" rule has been required by statute … [Read more...] about CMS Sanctions Missouri Medicaid for Overly Restrictive Home Health Standards
Overcoming Barriers to Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care
On March 10, 2010 NCCCNHR, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, along with the Center for Medicare Advocacy hosted a web seminar on overcoming barriers to skilled nursing care, presented by Center Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. … [Read more...] about Overcoming Barriers to Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advises States About Medicare Savings Program Enrollment
Introduction Long-awaited guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning implementation of various provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Protections Act of 2008 (MIPPA), Pub. L. 110-275, was … [Read more...] about The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advises States About Medicare Savings Program Enrollment