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Issue Brief – July 2021 – Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care, and Other Issues

MEDICARE COVERAGE of SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CARE   Legal Action Center Issue Brief: Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform In February 2021, the Legal … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – July 2021 – Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care, and Other Issues

Special Report | Nursing Home Industry is Heavily Taxpayer-Subsidized

It is well-known that Government health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid, are the primary payers for nursing home care. The two federal programs paid facilities tens of billions of dollars for providing care to residents and were the primary … [Read more...] about Special Report | Nursing Home Industry is Heavily Taxpayer-Subsidized

Issue Brief – May 2021 – Health Care Reform, Medicare Fiscal Solvency & Other Issues

LITIGATION UPDATE Affordable Care Act Case California v. Texas is the lawsuit brought by several states that seeks to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2019, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled that the ACA’s … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – May 2021 – Health Care Reform, Medicare Fiscal Solvency & Other Issues

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

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