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Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on Recent Medicare Advantage Payment Policies and Proposals

A Step in the Right Direction, But Not Enough to Stem Wasteful Overpayments As documented in various CMA Alerts, there is consistent and growing evidence that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are paid more on average than traditional Medicare spends … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on Recent Medicare Advantage Payment Policies and Proposals

Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care

Washington, DC: After years of fruitless efforts to ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive Medicare-covered home health care in general, and aide services in particular, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) filed a lawsuit today … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care

Release of Parity Principles to Optimize Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Care

Congress Urged to Act to Ensure Millions of Medicare Beneficiaries Can Access Life-saving Treatment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 27, 2022 Washington, DC: The Legal Action Center, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Medicare Rights Center today … [Read more...] about Release of Parity Principles to Optimize Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Care

Public Statement on Medicare Coverage of Medically Necessary Oral and Dental Health Therapies

July 8, 2022 Beginning in 2016, a consortium was formed among the undersigned dental and medical specialists, patient and consumer advocates, and care delivery providers to support and advocate for Medicare coverage of medically necessary oral … [Read more...] about Public Statement on Medicare Coverage of Medically Necessary Oral and Dental Health Therapies

What Does AHCA Object to In The Biden Nursing Home Reform Agenda? Being Held Accountable for Care.

A statement from the Center for Medicare Advocacy In a March 8, 2022 letter, the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the largest nursing home trade association, asked HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for a meeting with the White House, Secretary … [Read more...] about What Does AHCA Object to In The Biden Nursing Home Reform Agenda? Being Held Accountable for Care.

Nursing Home Executives Must Show by Their Actions that They Want to Improve Care for Residents

Statement from the Center for Medicare Advocacy The deaths of more than 200,000 nursing home residents and staff have made clear to the country that fundamental changes are necessary in the operations and oversight of nursing homes.  … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Executives Must Show by Their Actions that They Want to Improve Care for Residents

Nursing Home Advocates to Nursing Home Owners: Stop Whining, Be Part of the Solution

The Biden Administration has released a bold and comprehensive plan to improve nursing home quality. The deaths from COVID-19 of more than 200,000 residents and staff highlighted for the American people, as never before, longstanding problems in how … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Advocates to Nursing Home Owners: Stop Whining, Be Part of the Solution

Center for Medicare Advocacy Thanks Biden Administration for Comprehensive and Constructive Nursing Home Agenda

The Biden Administration has set out a comprehensive roadmap to improve safety and quality of care for nursing home residents. “These would be, without question, the most important and positive changes in federal nursing home law and policy since the … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Thanks Biden Administration for Comprehensive and Constructive Nursing Home Agenda

Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Patients on “Observation Status”

A federal appeals court has decided that Medicare must provide appeal procedures for hospitalized beneficiaries who are reclassified from inpatients to “outpatients” receiving “observation services,” a designation that can have severe ramifications. … [Read more...] about Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Patients on “Observation Status”

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