Medicare & You 2020 – Better Than Draft, But Room for Improvement More People Went Without Health Insurance in United States in 2018 Administrator Verma’s Tweet Sparks Support for Addressing Observation Status Proposed Home Health Rules … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 12, 2019
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Center Comments on 2019 Proposed Home Health Rule
September 9, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1711-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013 Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.gov Re: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on 2019 Proposed Home Health Rule
Issue Brief – September 2019 – Upcoming Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) & Other Issues
Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. 1. UPCOMING ANNUAL COORDINATED ELECTION PERIOD (ACEP) Overview The Annual Coordinated Election Period … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – September 2019 – Upcoming Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) & Other Issues
CMA Alert – August 29, 2019
Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019 Stop … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 29, 2019
CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is concerned that proposed home health rules will further steer home health agencies away from providing care for beneficiaries who need it the most and toward beneficiaries with short-term post-acute care … [Read more...] about CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019
CMA Alert – August 1, 2019
CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents Federal Reports Find Incidents of Nursing Home Resident Abuse Are on the Rise but also Underreported Self-Help Resources … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 1, 2019
Self-Help Resources for Improvement Standard Denials – August, 2019
Medicare coverage of skilled nursing and/or therapy services depends on a beneficiary’s need for the skilled care, not on the individual’s potential for improvement. The Settlement Agreement in Jimmo v. Sebelius, approved by a federal district court … [Read more...] about Self-Help Resources for Improvement Standard Denials – August, 2019
Issue Brief – July 2019 – Legislative Updates, Rollback of Nursing Home Oversight & other Issues
1. UPDATES on the BENES Act and PART D LEGISLATION Guest Speaker: Lindsey Copeland from the Medicare Rights Center Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S. 1280/H.R. 2477) Medicare Rights Center … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – July 2019 – Legislative Updates, Rollback of Nursing Home Oversight & other Issues
Issue Brief – May 2019 – Medicare Oral Health Coverage & Other Issues
1. MEDICARE & ORAL HEALTH UPDATES Medically Necessary Coverage The Center for Medicare Advocacy has long advocated for coverage of medically necessary oral health care, which is currently supported by the Medicare statue, but is, … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – May 2019 – Medicare Oral Health Coverage & Other Issues
CMA Alert – June 20, 2019
New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet Special Report - “Graduates” From the Special Focus Facility Program Provide Poor Care Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Joint Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Definition Of Group Therapy In Skilled … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – June 20, 2019