Many nursing home residents who have not contracted or died from COVID-19 have also suffered negative consequences during the pandemic. Loneliness and isolation have taken a significant toll on residents. A study of long-stay residents in … [Read more...] about Covid-19 and Nursing Home Residents: Increased Loneliness and Isolation
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Thank you for Helping Us Celebrate 35 Years of Medicare Advocacy
Thank you to all who joined us at the 8th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller LectureThank you to everyone who made the 2021 Summit a success! We thank the Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecturer, Dr. Donald Berwick, … [Read more...] about Thank you for Helping Us Celebrate 35 Years of Medicare Advocacy
Issue Brief | Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts with the Law
Medicare home health coverage can be an important resource for Medicare beneficiaries who need health care at home. When properly implemented, the Medicare home health benefit provides coverage for a constellation of skilled and nonskilled services, … [Read more...] about Issue Brief | Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts with the Law
Thank you for completing our Summit Follow-Up Survey
Your information will help us revise and tailor future programs.Thank you again for attending this year's Summit! … [Read more...] about Thank you for completing our Summit Follow-Up Survey
No fooling – 35 Years of Medicare Advocacy
Today, April 1, 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. In 1986, founder and Executive Director Judy Stein saw a need for an advocacy organization to help people who rely on Medicare access health care and due … [Read more...] about No fooling – 35 Years of Medicare Advocacy
Center for Medicare Advocacy Welcomes Cinnamon St. John
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is delighted to welcome Cinnamon St. John as our full-time Chiplin Medicare & Health Policy Fellow. Ms. St. John previously worked with the Center through a fellowship from the American Political Science … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Welcomes Cinnamon St. John
Work For Oral Health Continues
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, formally DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, to advance our common goal of adding a comprehensive oral … [Read more...] about Work For Oral Health Continues
2021 Presenter Bios
Dr. Donald Berwick is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, is also former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A pediatrician by background, Dr. Berwick has served on the faculty of … [Read more...] about 2021 Presenter Bios
Center for Medicare Advocacy submits Statement for the Record for Senate Finance Committee March 17 Hearing on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on March 17, 2021, “A National Tragedy: COVID-19 in the Nation’s Nursing Homes.”[1] The Center for Medicare Advocacy has now submitted a Statement for the record that asks Congress to address … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy submits Statement for the Record for Senate Finance Committee March 17 Hearing on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Nursing Home Trade Associations’ Legislative Agenda for 2021: More Familiar Than Bold
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge, the two national nursing home trade associations, have jointly proposed a legislative agenda for 2021, which they call “Care for Our Seniors Act: Improving America’s Nursing Homes By Learning From … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Trade Associations’ Legislative Agenda for 2021: More Familiar Than Bold