Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B One of the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s top priorities is to expand Medicare coverage to include oral and dental care for all beneficiaries. The addition of a comprehensive dental/oral health benefit … [Read more...] about CMA Alert Extra – Adding A Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B – Twitter Chat this Wednesday
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Issue Brief – November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
(The views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy.) I. ENROLLMENT PERIOD UPDATES Overview The Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) – the period during which … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2019 – Medicare Enrollment Period Updates & Other Issues
CMA Alert – November 14, 2019
Medicare is Being Privatized. Where is the Outcry? Medicare Advantage Plans Impede Access to Care: Case Study #1 Support for Medicare Oral Health Benefits 2020 Medicare Cost-Sharing Rates Released Medicare is Being Privatized. Where … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – November 14, 2019
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
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 – Medicare Coverage of Dental Services
The Problem Mr. Jones tripped and fell on his driveway, fracturing his cheek and jaw, tearing the musculature, and crushing several teeth. He was stabilized in the emergency room on the day of the accident, but in the days that followed he … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – Medicare Coverage of Dental Services
CMA Alert – April 11, 2019
Observation Status Deprives Medicare Beneficiaries of their Skilled Nursing Facility Benefit. Period. Nursing Home Requirements of Participation: Will the Administration Overturn 2016 Rules for Infection Control? New Fact Sheet Available – … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 11, 2019
Issue Brief – January 2019 – Medicare Advocacy: Highlights from 2018 and Looking Forward in 2019
Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. ACCESS TO CARE Home Health Between April 2017 and October 2018, the Center completed the … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2019 – Medicare Advocacy: Highlights from 2018 and Looking Forward in 2019
CMA Alert – January 10, 2019
Improve and Expand Medicare: Ensure Medigap Access Objective Medicare Appeals Jeopardized By New ALJ Selection Process CMA Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies In Nursing Facilities Health Affairs Study Calls for Medicare Coverage of Hearing … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – January 10, 2019