Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update Senate Finance Committee Addresses Medicare Appeals System (David Lipschutz & Judith Stein) Hearing on April 28, 2015 re: … [Read more...] about June 2015 – Reforming Medicare’s Appeal System & Other Issues
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June 2015 – Reforming Medicare’s Appeals System & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE1.Senate Finance Committee Addresses Medicare Appeals SystemOn previous Alliance calls, we have discussed that through the Center’s extensive experience with the Medicare administrative appeals process, we continue to … [Read more...] about June 2015 – Reforming Medicare’s Appeals System & Other Issues
Thank You for Taking Action
Thank you again for taking action today to support the rights of Medicare beneficiaries, and for spreading the word! … [Read more...] about Thank You for Taking Action
16. Medicare Was a Precursor to Current Debates about the Role of Government
New York Times, June 1965By David Lipschutz, Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy AttorneyIn the run-up to the passage of a major expansion of health insurance coverage, a prominent and rising political figure urged people to … [Read more...] about 16. Medicare Was a Precursor to Current Debates about the Role of Government
15. Medicare Helps People at the End of Life
By Terry Berthelot, JD, MSWSomewhere in our history, it became unacceptable to die. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross described in her seminal work, On Death and Dying, dying patients forced to endure fruitless procedures and then left in their dark … [Read more...] about 15. Medicare Helps People at the End of Life
Thank you for joining the Jimmo Implementation Council
Thank you for your interest in the Jimmo Implemenation Council. We look forward to your insight as we move forward with Implementation of the Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement. Stay tuned for updates and further activities.More … [Read more...] about Thank you for joining the Jimmo Implementation Council
April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative/Budget Update Medicare physician payment (Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR) (David Lipschutz) House passed SGR bill – review of what … [Read more...] about April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE/BUDGET UPDATE1.Medicare Physician Payment (SGR)In an effort to address the perennial issue of payment for Medicare physicians -- the fundamentally flawed reimbursement system known as the sustainable growth rate or SGR – the … [Read more...] about April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
11. Medicare Helps Low Income People
By Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director, Justice in AgingOf the 54 million people with Medicare, a staggering 25% have annual incomes below $14,400. For these people living in retirement, or coping with a disability in poverty, … [Read more...] about 11. Medicare Helps Low Income People
10. Medicare Helps Older and Disabled People Stay Home
Medicare home health coverage can mean the difference between an individual staying home or becoming a nursing home resident. While the Medicare skilled nursing facility benefit is very limited, for beneficiaries who meet the coverage criteria, … [Read more...] about 10. Medicare Helps Older and Disabled People Stay Home