The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022, has already provided cost-savings for Medicare beneficiaries through provisions that took effect last year in 2023, including a monthly cap of $35 for … [Read more...] about New Medicare Drug Provisions Now in Effect – Including Out-of-Pocket Changes
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Reminder: Limited Opportunity to Make Certain Medicare Plan Changes Through March 31st
People who began 2024 enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan have an additional opportunity to switch MA plans or disenroll from an MA plan and enroll in traditional Medicare with a Part D prescription drug plan during the first 3 months of the … [Read more...] about Reminder: Limited Opportunity to Make Certain Medicare Plan Changes Through March 31st
A Poster Child for Meaningful, Corporate-Wide Enforcement of Nursing Facilities
Late on the afternoon of December 15, 2023, Northview Village Nursing Home, the largest nursing facility in St. Louis, Missouri, abruptly closed, moving all 170 remaining residents overnight to 14 other nursing facilities in Missouri and Illinois … [Read more...] about A Poster Child for Meaningful, Corporate-Wide Enforcement of Nursing Facilities
Know Jimmo | Jimmo Was a Historic Moment
As a new year of opportunities to make a difference with the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s community approaches, I’ve been reflecting on our important work, including a particular morning in the fall of 2012 when the Center’s Executive Director, … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Jimmo Was a Historic Moment
New Annual Report – Discover the Impact of CMA
The Center for Medicare Advocacy welcomes you to explore our new Annual Report for July 2022 – June 2023 showcasing some of the Center’s accomplishments during our past fiscal year. Be sure to check out inside the front cover where you'll find a … [Read more...] about New Annual Report – Discover the Impact of CMA
Season’s Greetings, Medicare Friend
Thank you for being part of the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s national community. For decades, we have taken what we learn from assisting individual Medicare beneficiaries and used it to push for systemic policy changes to improve access to care and … [Read more...] about Season’s Greetings, Medicare Friend
Improving Nursing Home Quality through Current Law
Citing the crisis in nursing home care, “with residents facing systemic neglect and unnecessary suffering,” the correlation of poor quality and for-profit ownership, the nursing home industry’s objections to meaningful reform, and “the challenging … [Read more...] about Improving Nursing Home Quality through Current Law
Know Jimmo | Priscilla’s Sister
The Jimmo Settlement Could Help Priscilla’s Sister Continue TherapyMy sister, who has an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, has been refused continuation of PT by the home care provider…They have discharged my sister from PT saying they will tell caregivers … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Priscilla’s Sister
Report – Disparities Abound in Medicare Advantage
A recent KFF report, “Disparities in Health Measures By Race and Ethnicity Among Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage: A Review of the Literature,” examines differences in measures of quality of care and beneficiary experience between people of color … [Read more...] about Report – Disparities Abound in Medicare Advantage
Know Jimmo | Help Open Doors to Necessary Care
Jimmo Summary:Per CMS: “This is long-standing criteria, consistent with regulations”Questions to Ask:Regardless of whether the skilled care is needed to improve, or maintain, or slow deterioration of the condition. Or if condition is … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Help Open Doors to Necessary Care