July 2017 – Update on Health Reform & Other Issues

Featuring Guest Presenter Carol Regan, Community Catalyst

• Welcome and Housekeeping  (David Lipschutz, Moderator) 
• Health Reform: Update (Carol Regan, Community Catalyst, and David Lipschutz) 
  • Overview of Senate Debate
    • Impact on Older Adults, Medicare (David Lipschutz)
    • Impact on Medicaid, Dual Eligibles (Carol Regan)
• Litigation Update   (Ali Bers)
  • Jimmo (Improvement standard)
  • Barrows (formerly Bagnall) (Observation)
  • Sherman (Lower level Medicare appeals)
  • Other updates
• Federal Budget 
  • Overview of Budget (David Lipschutz)
  • Impact on Social Security Programs (Ben Belton)
• General Medicare Q&A (Moderator)
• Wrap-up  (Moderator)

REMINDER: Other information available at:  https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/take-action/national-medicare-advocates-alliance/medicare-advocates-alliance-issue-briefs/