Table Of Contents
Issue Briefs
Home Health
- CMA Home Health Survey | Medicare Beneficiaries Likely Misinformed and Underserved December 15, 2021
- Issue Brief | Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts with the Law April 7, 2021
- Issue Brief: Medicare Payment vs. Coverage for Home Health & Skilled Nursing Facility Care March 3, 2020
- Plans to Address and Resolve the Medicare Home Care Crisis October 18, 2018
- Statistical Trends and Published Articles with Studies and Research from 2002-2017 August 23, 2018
- Proposed CMS Payment Rules Will Worsen the Home Care Crisis March 15, 2018
- Barriers to Home Care Created by CMS Payment, Quality Measurement, and Fraud Investigation Systems February 7, 2018
- Beneficiary Protections Expanded in Revised Home Health Conditions of Participation January 3, 2018
- The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue August 2, 2017
- Misleading and Inaccurate CMS Medicare Home Health Publications June 21, 2017
- Medicare Coverage for Home Care Is Based On a Need For Skilled Care – Improvement Is Not Required May 31, 2017
- CMA Issue Brief Series: Medicare Home Health Care Crisis May 31, 2017
- Brief Description of Medicare Home Health Coverage Under the Medicare Act May 3, 2017
- Overview: The Crisis in Medicare Home Health Coverage and Access to Care April 19, 2017
Medicaid
- A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare August 21, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Nursing Home Residents February 27, 2025
- Issue Brief: Nursing Home Residents in Jeopardy if Medicaid Becomes a Block Grant February 1, 2017
Medicare Advantage
- New Issue Brief | The Premise and Reality of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) April 16, 2026
- New Issue Brief | Premature Terminations of Coverage by Medicare Advantage Plans April 2, 2026
- New Issue Brief | Retiree Auto Enrollment in Medicare Advantage March 12, 2026
- Issue Brief | Decades of Legislation Has Favored Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare August 28, 2025
- Issue Brief | Closing the VA-Medicare Advantage Payment Loophole August 7, 2025
- Issue Brief | Statement on the 60th Anniversary of Medicare July 29, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicare Advantage “Flex Cards” Update July 22, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits June 25, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicare Advantage Oversight and Consumer Protections April 1, 2025
- CMA Issue Brief | Marketing Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans: Regulation and Recent Legal Challenges March 27, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicare Advantage “Flex Cards” and Public Benefits March 19, 2025
- Special Report | The Real Impact of Medicare Advantage for Beneficiaries and Medicare Funding July 18, 2024
- Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on Recent Medicare Advantage Payment Policies and Proposals February 3, 2023
- Special Report | Recent Articles and Reports Shed Light on Medicare Advantage Issues October 31, 2022
- New Issue Brief | Retiree Auto Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans – Choice is Under Threat October 14, 2021
- MEDICARE & YOU 2022 – An Important First Step Towards Reversing Bias in Favor of Medicare Advantage September 20, 2021
- Analysis of President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order: October 10, 2019
- Special Report: Recent Changes in Law, Regulations and Guidance Relating to Medicare Advantage and the Prescription Drug Benefit Program September 17, 2018
Medicare Coverage & Appeals
- Center for Medicare Advocacy Special Report | The Role of AI-Powered Decision-Making Technology in Medicare Coverage Determinations January 19, 2022
- Issue Brief: Medicare Payment vs. Coverage for Home Health & Skilled Nursing Facility Care March 3, 2020
- Issue Brief: CMS Issues New Rules Governing Medicare Appeals February 8, 2017
Medicare Part D
- Special Report: Recent Changes in Law, Regulations and Guidance Relating to Medicare Advantage and the Prescription Drug Benefit Program September 17, 2018
Skilled Nursing Facilities
- New Issue Brief | The Premise and Reality of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) April 16, 2026
- Report | Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes July 10, 2025
- Issue Brief | Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Nursing Home Residents February 27, 2025
- Special Report | The Urgent Need for Criteria for Federal Certification of Nursing Facilities August 15, 2024
- Report | Too Much Secrecy in The Nursing Home Enforcement System February 2, 2023
- Report | Trained Workers in Nursing Homes, a Requirement Since 1990, Threatened December 1, 2022
- Issue Brief | States Are Weakening Training Standards for Nursing Facility Aides February 15, 2022
- Report | How Do Nursing Homes Spend the Reimbursement They Receive for Care? January 26, 2022
- Special Report | Why Do Nursing Home Operators Who Provide Poor Quality Care Control Increasing Numbers of Facilities? December 6, 2021
- Special Report | Nursing Home Industry is Heavily Taxpayer-Subsidized July 9, 2021
- Special Report | Nursing Facilities Have Received Billions of Dollars in Direct Financial and Non-Financial Support During Coronavirus Pandemic March 17, 2021
- New Report Documents Causes and Cures for COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Facilities February 18, 2021
- CMA Special Report – Infection Control Surveys at Nursing Facilities: It Looks Like Business as Usual May 7, 2020
- Issue Brief: Medicare Payment vs. Coverage for Home Health & Skilled Nursing Facility Care March 3, 2020
- Protect Nursing Home Nurse Aide Training Requirements; Protect Residents’ Right to High Quality Care January 6, 2020
- Report: There’s Nothing Special About How CMS Treats Special Focus Nursing Facilities February 14, 2019
- Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies January 10, 2019
- Special Focus Nursing Facilities that “Have Not Improved:” Poor Care for Residents, Overall Ratings Artificially Boosted by 5-Star Ratings in Self-Reported Quality Measures August 15, 2018
- Special Focus Facilities: Poor Care for Residents, Limited Enforcement Consequences for Facilities July 27, 2018
- CMS Considers New Medicare Reimbursement System for Skilled Nursing Facilities: If Implemented, Would Gut Therapy May 17, 2017
- Issue Brief: Nursing Home Residents in Jeopardy if Medicaid Becomes a Block Grant February 1, 2017
Skilled Nursing Facility Staffing
- Report | Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes July 10, 2025
- Special Report | Nursing Home Industry is Heavily Taxpayer-Subsidized July 9, 2021
- Protect Nursing Home Nurse Aide Training Requirements; Protect Residents’ Right to High Quality Care January 6, 2020
- Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies January 10, 2019
- Mandatory Nurse Staffing Levels April 4, 2017
- Federal Initiatives that May Affect Nurse Staffing Levels April 4, 2017
- Staffing Requirements: The Revised Requirements of Participation April 4, 2017
Fact Sheets
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Dental/Oral Health Care
- Fact Sheet – Important Facts About Medicare and Oral/Dental Coverage
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Kidney Disease
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Cancer Treatment
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Heart Disease
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Diabetes
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Pulmonary Diseases
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Parkinson’s Disease
- Fact Sheet – Dental Issues Related to Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis, and Joint Replacement
- Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B: Frequently Asked Questions
- Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B: Medicare Advantage & Medigap
Home Health Care
- Home Health Webinar Q & A January 21, 2022
- New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet – Focus on Home Health Aides July 29, 2021
- New Factsheet | Medicare Home Health Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius May 27, 2021
- Checklist for Medicare Home Health Care “Improvement Standard” Denials October 18, 2018
- Fact Sheet – Medicare Home Health Coverage In Light of Jimmo v. Sebelius April 12, 2018
Medicare Coverage & Appeals
- Advocacy Tips: Medicare Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Hearing Process February 11, 2013
- Expedited v. Standard Medicare Appeals: Not Knowing the Difference Could Cost You Your Appeal Rights! February 1, 2013
Medicare Overview
Skilled Nursing Facility Care
- Updated Factsheet: Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage Does Not Require Improvement June 1, 2023
- Updated Factsheet | CMS Nursing Home Visitation Guidance December 2, 2021
- Checklist for Medicare Nursing Home “Improvement Standard” Denials October 25, 2018
- Fact Sheet – Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius April 5, 2018