Table Of Contents
Issue Briefs
Dental/Oral Health
Home Health
- 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
Medicare Advantage
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B: Frequently Asked Questions
- Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B: Medicare Advantage & Medigap
- The Dental and Heart Disease Relationship
- The Diabetes and Dental Disease Connection
- Dental Issues Related to Pulmonary Diseases
Home Health Care
- 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