Reflections on the 7th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture COVID-19 Updates to Medicare Enrollment and Emerging Social Security Office Efficiencies to Process Changes for Beneficiaries CMA Special Report … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – May 7, 2020
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CMA Special Report – Infection Control Surveys at Nursing Facilities: It Looks Like Business as Usual
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended the regular survey system for nursing facilities during the COVID-19 crisis, it reported that, for a three-week prioritization period (beginning March 20) and since … [Read more...] about CMA Special Report – Infection Control Surveys at Nursing Facilities: It Looks Like Business as Usual
CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
Federal District Court in Arkansas Upholds Federal Rule Authorizing Arbitration Requirements in Nursing Home Contracts Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed Elder Justice Newsletter, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
Federal District Court in Arkansas Upholds Federal Rule Authorizing Arbitration Requirements in Nursing Home Contracts
In a summary judgment decision, Federal District Court Judge Timothy L. Brooks sustained regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration that permit pre-dispute arbitration agreements, with resident protections, which replaced the Obama … [Read more...] about Federal District Court in Arkansas Upholds Federal Rule Authorizing Arbitration Requirements in Nursing Home Contracts
Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed
In order to qualify for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, Medicare beneficiaries must be an inpatient of a hospital for at least three consecutive days, not including the day of discharge. Unfortunately, beneficiaries are too … [Read more...] about Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed
CMA Alert – April 9, 2020
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage, Discharges, and Transfers During the COVID Crisis CDC’s Report on Coronavirus in a Seattle Nursing Facility: What it Tells Us About Staffing Problems Nationwide; What We Must Do to Address Lessons … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 9, 2020
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage, Discharges, and Transfers During the COVID Crisis
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs/nursing homes) often tell residents and families that they are discharging the resident because Medicare will no longer pay for the resident’s stay. In a previous Alert (Jan. 2016), the Center for Medicare Advocacy … [Read more...] about Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage, Discharges, and Transfers During the COVID Crisis
Frequently Asked Questions about the “Observation Status” Court Decision
On March 24, 2020, a federal court issued a decision in a nationwide class action, Alexander v. Azar, finding that certain Medicare beneficiaries who are admitted as hospital “inpatients” but then switched to “observation status” have the right … [Read more...] about Frequently Asked Questions about the “Observation Status” Court Decision
CMA Alert – April 2, 2020
Medicare-Related COVID-19 Update - Legislative & Policy Changes (April 2, 2020) Hospitals Should Discharge Patients with Coronavirus Only to Qualified Nursing Homes HHS Reiterates Prohibitions On Discrimination In the Face of COVID-19 Care … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 2, 2020
Hospitals Should Discharge Patients with Coronavirus Only to Qualified Nursing Homes
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, nursing facilities are being asked, or told, to admit or readmit residents who had or may have COVID-19. Hospitals need beds for acutely ill residents and need to discharge patients that they determine can be … [Read more...] about Hospitals Should Discharge Patients with Coronavirus Only to Qualified Nursing Homes