- 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 Medicare
- Administrative Update
- Proposed Rules
- Part B Drug Demonstration (David Lipschutz)
- Hospital Payment Rule and the NOTICE Act (Toby Edelman)
- Concerns about notice to be given to those in observation status
- Other rules open for comment
- Durable Medical Equipment and Dual Eligibles (Kata Kertesz)
- Administration on Community Living Grant – For Medicare Beneficiaries Under age 65 (Kathy Holt)
- Next webinar: May 17, 2016 – Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Coverage, with special emphasis on concerns for this hard-to-reach population.
- Litigation Update (Ali Bers)
- Jimmo (Improvement standard)
- CMA and Vermont Legal Aid have filed a Motion for Resolution of Non-Compliance with the Settlement Agreement
- Exley (formerly Lessler) (ALJ Delay Case)
- Settlement preliminarily approved
- Barrows (formerly Bagnall) (Observation)
- Discovery on protected property interest issue; summary judgment briefing
- Other cases
- Hull and Olsen-Ecker (Lower level Medicare appeals)
- Jimmo (Improvement standard)
- Report on Olsen-Ecker oral argument on two motions
- Ryan (Prior favorable homebound determination)
- Lodge (Medically necessary oral health care)
- Bremby (Per se skilled services)
- General Medicare Q&A (Moderator)
- Wrap-up (Moderator)
- Keep informed: Myths and Truths, other information and updates on the Center’s Website
- Next Call
REMINDER: Other information available at:
https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/Projects/AdvocatesAlliance/AdvocatesAlliance.IssueBriefs.htm.