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Issue Brief – March 2021 – Nursing Homes & COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Other Issues

I. NURSING FACILITY UPDATES Report: Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic   On February 18, 2021, the Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report – Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2021 – Nursing Homes & COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Other Issues

Issue Brief – January 2021 – Medicare Provisions In the COVID Relief & Omnibus Package, and Other Issues

I. COVID RELIEF & OMNIBUS PACKAGE – OVERVIEW OF MEDICARE PROVISIONS   On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a COVID relief package as part of a larger omnibus spending package called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), signed … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2021 – Medicare Provisions In the COVID Relief & Omnibus Package, and Other Issues

Special Report | Nursing Facilities Have Received Billions of Dollars in Direct Financial and Non-Financial Support During Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has taken an enormous toll on nursing home residents and staff.  Since the beginning of the pandemic and as of the end of February 2021, nursing facilities have reported that at least 640,271 residents and 552,660 staff … [Read more...] about Special Report | Nursing Facilities Have Received Billions of Dollars in Direct Financial and Non-Financial Support During Coronavirus Pandemic

New Report Documents Causes and Cures for COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Facilities

“COVID caught us with our pants down.”– Nursing Home Administrator, Maricopa County, Arizona The Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report – Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic – which … [Read more...] about New Report Documents Causes and Cures for COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Facilities

Issue Brief – November 2020 – Health Care and the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

HEALTH CARE & THE ELECTION President-Elect Biden & Health Care During the presidential campaign, President-Elect Biden offered several proposals related to health care.  In addition to tackling the current COVID-19 pandemic, Biden … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2020 – Health Care and the Election, the ACA Case & Other Issues

Medicare & You 2021 – An Assessment of Bias in Favor of Medicare Advantage

Introduction It is critical that Medicare beneficiaries know all of their options when it comes to their health coverage.  Currently a Medicare beneficiary can receive her coverage through Original (sometimes called “traditional”) Medicare or … [Read more...] about Medicare & You 2021 – An Assessment of Bias in Favor of Medicare Advantage

Center for Medicare Advocacy Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities

The Center for Medicare Advocacy recently released an Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities: An Analysis of Home Health Care Received by Connecticut’s Dually Eligible Population. With support from the Connecticut Health Foundation and … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Issue Brief, Examining Health Care Disparities