New from the Center: Form to Contest Multiple Medicare Denials Issued by Medicare Advantage Plans During the past year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has received an alarming increase in complaints from Medicare Advantage enrollees who, despite … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 25, 2022
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CMS Hosts Public Call on Nursing Home Staffing on August 29
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites interested members of the public to a call on August 29, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 EST, to discuss nursing home staffing; Register here. The CMS blog announcing the call also describes … [Read more...] about CMS Hosts Public Call on Nursing Home Staffing on August 29
August 29, 2022 – Medicare Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) & other Issues
Medicare Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) (David Lipschutz )Prescription Drug ProvisionsSee CMA Alert (Aug. 18, 2022): … [Read more...] about August 29, 2022 – Medicare Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) & other Issues
CMA Alert | July 28, 2022
Medicare Announces Development of Appeal Process for Certain Hospital “Observation Status” Patients As the result of a court case, the Medicare.gov website now alerts a nationwide class of Medicare beneficiaries that they “have appeal rights” when … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 28, 2022
Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
TELEHEALTH UPDATE Special Report: Telehealth and the Medicare Population: Building a Foundation for the Virtual Health Care Revolution As the United States slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, this exponential expansion of … [Read more...] about Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
CMA Alert | July 21, 2022
Improving Nursing Home Staffing Levels Can And Must Be Done As the Biden Administration works to develop and implement a standard for minimum nurse staffing levels in nursing facilities,[1] facility owners and executives attempt to derail this … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 21, 2022
NEJM Perspective: ACO REACH – A Progressive Value-Based Payment Model, Promoting Equity
In its “A Year in Review June 2021-May 2022,” CMS cites the introduction of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) model as a key accomplishment in achieving its strategic initiatives. In … [Read more...] about NEJM Perspective: ACO REACH – A Progressive Value-Based Payment Model, Promoting Equity
CMA Alert | May 12, 2022
Join Us! Join our community next week for the Center’s upcoming special virtual event, the 9th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture on Wednesday, May 18 via live webcast. Together, we’ll examine how to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 12, 2022
Fewer Residents Died from COVID in Unionized Nursing Homes
An observational study of 13,350 nursing homes between June 8, 2020 and March 21, 2021 finds that facilities with unionized workers were associated with a 10.8% lower COVID-19 mortality rate among residents and a 6.8% lower COVID-19 infection rate … [Read more...] about Fewer Residents Died from COVID in Unionized Nursing Homes
CMA Alert | February 10, 2022
It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage Last year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 10, 2022