Last year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is necessary for Part A coverage in the traditional Medicare program.[1] The recent Second Circuit decision in … [Read more...] about It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
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CMA Alert | January 27, 2022
Court Upholds Right to Appeal for Certain Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status” On January 25, 2022, a federal appeals court decided that Medicare must provide appeal procedures for hospitalized beneficiaries who are reclassified from … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | January 27, 2022
CMA Alert | January 20, 2022
CT Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring Nursing Home Visitors Have Vaccine and Booster or Proof of Negative COVID Test - CT Long Term Care Ombudsman Expresses Support and Offers Assistance if Needed Citing a nearly 700% increase in confirmed … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | January 20, 2022
New Study: Men Report Worse Quality of Life Nursing Homes
A new study in The Gerontologist reports potential gender differences in quality-of-life satisfaction for nursing home residents, with men less satisfied than women. Researchers drew their conclusions based on analysis of several data sources from … [Read more...] about New Study: Men Report Worse Quality of Life Nursing Homes
Issue Brief – January 2022 – Home Health Survey Report and Other Issues
FEDERAL UPDATE Medicare and Build Back Better During the last Alliance webinar in November 2021, we discussed the legislative package Congress was debating called the Build Back Better Act (BBB) that was to be passed through the … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2022 – Home Health Survey Report and Other Issues
Issue Brief – November 2021 – Medicare & Build Back Better, and Other Issues
MEDICARE and the RECONCILIATION PACKGE Overview Over the last several months, Congress has been debating a legislative package called the Build Back Better Act (BBB) to be passed through the reconciliation process in order to avoid a filibuster … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2021 – Medicare & Build Back Better, and Other Issues
CMA Alert | November 11, 2021
Landscape of Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Plans in 2022 The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released reports on Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan offerings in 2022. The MA report notes that “[f]or 2022, the average Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 11, 2021
Issue Brief – September 2021 – Exp[anfing Medicare to Cover Dental, Hearing & Vision, and Other Issues
MEDICARE and the RECONCILIATION PACKGE Overview Congress is currently debating a $3.5 trillion legislative package that, according to the New York Times (Aug. 11, 2021) “is aimed at creating the largest expansion of the federal safety net in … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – September 2021 – Exp[anfing Medicare to Cover Dental, Hearing & Vision, and Other Issues
CMA Alert | August 5, 2021
Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rules That Would Diminish Access to Medicare Home Health Care The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has prepared comments about Medicare-covered home health services in response to the Centers for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 5, 2021
Court Decisions Expand Rights of Medicaid Beneficiaries, Nursing Home Residents
In an important decision protecting the due process rights of beneficiaries of public health programs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held last week in Bellin v. Zucker that a Medicaid beneficiary who was denied the right to appeal … [Read more...] about Court Decisions Expand Rights of Medicaid Beneficiaries, Nursing Home Residents