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New Factsheet | CMS Nursing Home Visitation Guidance According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of May 3, 2021 the number of confirmed nursing home resident cases has fallen to 0.99 cases per 1,000 residents. This is … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 13, 2021

CMS Confirms Steep Decline in Therapy at Nursing Facilities In its proposed rule to provide the annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement methodologies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 6, 2021

Changes to Health Coverage Must Include Medicare ImprovementsPolicies and "Regulatory Failure" Caused COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing FacilitiesElder Justice Newsletter – Vol 3, Issue 6 Now AvailableFree May Webinars | Register Now Changes to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 29, 2021

Shrinking Medicare Home Health Coverage: It’s Time to ActNurse Aide Training Bill Could Diminish Quality of Care for Nursing HomePersonal Care Attendants: Troubling New Class of Worker in Florida Long-Term Care FacilitiesNew Oral Health … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 22, 2021

Reflections on the 8th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller LectureNew Study: High Nursing Home Staff Turnover Impacts Quality of CareCDC Declares Racism to be “Serious Public Health Threat”Last Week Tonight with John … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 15 2021

Thank you for Helping Us Celebrate 35 Years of Medicare AdvocacyCovid-19 and Nursing Home Residents: Increased Loneliness and IsolationExperts Spotlight Systemic Racism in U.S. Nursing Homes and Call for ActionSome Good COVID News from Navajo … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 8, 2021

Work For Oral Health ContinuesCenter for Medicare Advocacy Welcomes Cinnamon St. JohnLast Chance to Register! Work For Oral Health Continues The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with the … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 31, 2021

Reminder: Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period Ends March 31stACA Celebrates 11th Anniversary with Expansions in Enrollment and CoverageCenter Report: Billions of Dollars to Nursing Homes in Covid-19 ReliefCenter for Medicare Advocacy submits … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 25, 2021

An Invitation from Center for Medicare Advocacy Founder and Executive Director, Judith Stein Dear Friends, I invite you to the Center’s upcoming special event. We would be honored if you would join us to help kick off the Center’s … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 18, 2021