Do you need practical information and resources on Medicare’s home health benefit? The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to share the following Home Health Frequently Asked Questions based on inquiries we have received about this … [Read more...] about New Resource | Home Health FAQs
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Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients with Disabilities Linked to Longer Stays & Greater Risk of Readmission
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that people with disabilities hospitalized with COVID-19 had longer hospital stays and a greater risk of readmission when compared to those without disabilities.[1] … [Read more...] about Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients with Disabilities Linked to Longer Stays & Greater Risk of Readmission
New York Nursing Homes Suing the State Received Federal Provider Relief Funds
Last week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) issued a Report about New York State nursing facilities and their trade associations that sued their State to prevent implementation of a new State law requiring them to spend 70% of their revenues … [Read more...] about New York Nursing Homes Suing the State Received Federal Provider Relief Funds
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Medicare Solvency
On February 2, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth held a hearing entitled “The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing” (for a link to a recording of the hearing, … [Read more...] about Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Medicare Solvency
CMA Statement on Medicare Financing
Statement for the Record from the Center for Medicare Advocacy “The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing” Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Hearing Date: February 2, … [Read more...] about CMA Statement on Medicare Financing
Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”
On January 25, 2022, a federal appeals court decided that Medicare must provide appeal procedures for hospitalized beneficiaries who are reclassified from inpatients to “outpatients” receiving “observation services.” The observation designation can … [Read more...] about Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”
Study: Racism is a Leading Cause of Death in the United States
Recent research published in The BMJ (originally called the British Medical Journal), analyzed excess death metrics in the United States from 1999 to 2019. The report explains that “excess deaths” represents the difference (over a specific period of … [Read more...] about Study: Racism is a Leading Cause of Death in the United States
Former Owner of Skyline Faces Numerous Criminal and Civil Lawsuits
Skyline Healthcare expanded rapidly, beginning in 2015, until the New Jersey-based company was responsible for the care of more than 7,000 residents in more than 100 facilities in 11 states.[1] Almost as quickly as the company expanded, it … [Read more...] about Former Owner of Skyline Faces Numerous Criminal and Civil Lawsuits
Report | How Do Nursing Homes Spend the Reimbursement They Receive for Care?
As nursing homes continue to ask for more reimbursement, a number of states have begun to question more directly how facilities spend the reimbursement they already receive, with some states enacting legislation to require more transparency and … [Read more...] about Report | How Do Nursing Homes Spend the Reimbursement They Receive for Care?
Home Health Webinar Q & A
January 2022The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to share the following information based on questions that were received from the January 12, 2022 webinar on Medicare coverage of home health services. Recordings of that webinar and … [Read more...] about Home Health Webinar Q & A