Revelations have shed light on an opioid crises in the United States that remained largely hidden until recently. These drugs have affected the lives of children and adults nationwide. Unfortunately, the inappropriate use of medication – … [Read more...] about Elder Justice Alert: New York Times Publishes Article on Drug Use Among Older Adults
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CMA Alert – The Fight Continues; Home Health Access Issues; World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
1. Medicare Home Health Crisis - Misleading and Inaccurate CMS Medicare Home Health Publications 2. Senate Plans to Vote to Gut Health Care Next Week - Act Now to Stop These Cuts! 3. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Misleading and Inaccurate … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – The Fight Continues; Home Health Access Issues; World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Last week, Center for Medicare Advocacy Chiplin Senior Fellow Ben Belton participated in a 2017 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) commemoration at the United Nations (UN) in New York. This year’s WEAAD theme, “Understand and End … [Read more...] about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture: “Make good, necessary trouble”
On March 30, 2017, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its fourth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The Summit convened leading experts and advocates to … [Read more...] about Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture: “Make good, necessary trouble”
Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
On March 30, 2017, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its fourth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The Summit convened leading experts and advocates to … [Read more...] about Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
The Year In Review: Good News In Medicare & Health Care
While the Center for MEdicare Advocacy continues to press for systemic improvements to the Medicare program, both big and small, there has been some good news for beneficiaries in the health care arena. As calendar year 2014 draws to a close, … [Read more...] about The Year In Review: Good News In Medicare & Health Care
December 12, 2011 – Updates for Medicare in 2012
I. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Failure of the Super-Committee On November 21, 2011, members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ("Super-Committee") announced that they had failed to put together a legislative package to cut the … [Read more...] about December 12, 2011 – Updates for Medicare in 2012