MEDICARE’S COVERAGE OF ORAL HEALTH Current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policy[1] broadly bars Medicare coverage for practically all dental services. The Center for Medicare Advocacy firmly believes that … [Read more...] about May 2016 – Medicare’s Coverage of Oral Health & Other Issues
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May 2016 – Medicare Coverage of Oral Health & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Medicare’s Coverage of Oral Health (Wey-Wey Kwok) Medically necessary oral health care Goal: add a comprehensive oral health benefit to … [Read more...] about May 2016 – Medicare Coverage of Oral Health & Other Issues
Increasing Reimbursement to Improve Staffing Levels
IntroductionOne approach to improving nurse staffing levels is increasing reimbursement to nursing facilities, on the assumption and expectation that nursing facilities will use some of the increased reimbursement to increase their … [Read more...] about Increasing Reimbursement to Improve Staffing Levels
Center Comments on Medicare Prior Authorization of Home Health Services Demonstration
April 5, 2016Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850Delivered Electronically through … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare Prior Authorization of Home Health Services Demonstration
March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo – Litigation Update & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Litigation Update (Ali Bers) Jimmo (Improvement standard) CMA and Vermont Legal Aid have filed a Motion for Resolution of Non-Compliance with the … [Read more...] about March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo – Litigation Update & Other Issues
Take Action: Oral Health Care is Health Care
Sign our petition to remind CMS that Medicare should cover medically necessary oral health care.Medicare was created to help older people and people with disabilities. It should not deny clinically essential or life-saving … [Read more...] about Take Action: Oral Health Care is Health Care
March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo, Litigation Update & Other Issues
LITIGATION UPDATEBarrows v. Burwell (formerly Bagnall v. Sebelius) (Observation Status) No. 3:11-cv-01703 (D. Conn., filed 11/3/2011). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a class action lawsuit on … [Read more...] about March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo, Litigation Update & Other Issues
Center Comments on Prescription Drug Pricing Reform
March 4, 2016The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member, Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510The Honorable Charles Grassley Senior Member, Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Prescription Drug Pricing Reform
Center Comments on Medicare Advantage Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies
March 4, 2016VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AdvanceNotice2017@cms.hhs.govAndrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare Advantage Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies
Thank you for your RSVP to our 30th Anniversary Celebration
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to our invitation. If you included a donation, we thank you for that as well, and your receipt should arrive by email shortly.Detailed directions and parking information will be sent to … [Read more...] about Thank you for your RSVP to our 30th Anniversary Celebration