April 18, 2012 Contact: Toby S. Edelman at (202) 293-5760 tedelman@medicareadvocacy.org The Center for Medicare Advocacy knows that huge savings in nursing facility costs, and advances in resident care, could be achieved if facilities … [Read more...] about Press Release – Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs, More Nurses Will Improve Care in Nursing Homes and Save Money
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Advocates for Nursing Home Residents Applaud New Federal Campaign to End Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs as Chemical Restraints
Contact: Toby S. Edelman at (202) 293-5760 tedelman@medicareadvocacy.org Washington, DC – Advocates for nursing home residents who have been working for many years to eliminate all misuse of antipsychotic drugs for nursing home … [Read more...] about Advocates for Nursing Home Residents Applaud New Federal Campaign to End Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs as Chemical Restraints
Protecting Medicare and the Middle Class: Themes from the President’s State of the Union Speech
For Immediate Release January 25, 2012 … [Read more...] about Protecting Medicare and the Middle Class: Themes from the President’s State of the Union Speech
Press Release: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government to Improve Access to Medicare Coverage
Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Medicare Beneficiaries’ Challenge to the Medicare “Improvement Standard”
Rutland, VT – Plaintiffs have overcome a major hurdle in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries with long-term and chronic conditions. In a comprehensive 35-page … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Medicare Beneficiaries’ Challenge to the Medicare “Improvement Standard”
Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status
Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Safeguarding Medicare Beneficiaries' Skilled Nursing Care For Immediate Release October 21, 2012 Terry Berthelot 860-456-7790 Toby … [Read more...] about Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status
Alzheimer’s Association and United Cerebral Palsy Join Court Fight Against Illegal Medicare Coverage Rule
March 3, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Gill Deford, (860) 456-7790 gdeford@medicareadvocacy.org Judith Stein, (860) … [Read more...] about Alzheimer’s Association and United Cerebral Palsy Join Court Fight Against Illegal Medicare Coverage Rule
Center for Medicare Advocacy to Congress: Defunding the Affordable Care Act Will Hurt Medicare Beneficiaries and Their Families
For Immediate Release Contact: Judith Stein, 860-456-7790February 17, 2011The House of Representatives will vote today on an amendment to the 2011 Continuing Budget Resolution that would prevent all spending to implement the Affordable Care … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy to Congress: Defunding the Affordable Care Act Will Hurt Medicare Beneficiaries and Their Families
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Testimony to House Ways & Means Committee: The Affordable Care Act Strengthens the Medicare Program and Retains Its Guaranteed Benefits
For Immediate Release Contact: Judith Stein, 860-456-7790February 9, 2011 Vicki Gottlich, 202-293-5760Medicare reforms included in the Affordable Care Act do not reduce Medicare's guaranteed benefits. In fact, health care reform expands … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Testimony to House Ways & Means Committee: The Affordable Care Act Strengthens the Medicare Program and Retains Its Guaranteed Benefits
Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Denials of Services to Medicare Patients with Chronic Illness
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 18, 2011Contact: Matt Shepard 860-456-7790_____________________Center for Medicare Advocacy Lead Counsel in National Class-Action SuitBurlington, VT − Today, The Center for Medicare Advocacy and co-counsel … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Denials of Services to Medicare Patients with Chronic Illness