COVID-19 and Medicare – Where We Stand Today (3/19/2020) The Coronavirus and Nursing Home Residents Restrictions on Family Caregivers Raise Concerns about Unmet Care Needs In Nursing Homes Elder Justice Newsletter - New Issue Available Now … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – March 19, 2020
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Restrictions on Family Caregivers Raise Concerns about Unmet Care Needs In Nursing Homes
On March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to nursing homes on COVID-19 (coronavirus). CMS is directing nursing homes to restrict all visitors and non-essential health care workers from entering … [Read more...] about Restrictions on Family Caregivers Raise Concerns about Unmet Care Needs In Nursing Homes
March 2020 – Updates to Payment v. Coverage: barriers to Medicare-Covered Care & Other Issues
Updates on Payment v. Coverage – Access to Care Threats (Dara Valanejad)Home Health and Skilled Nursing FacilitiesMedicare Learning Network article re: Home Health (Feb. 10, 2020): https://www.cms.gov/files/document/se20005.pdfCMA Issue Brief: … [Read more...] about March 2020 – Updates to Payment v. Coverage: barriers to Medicare-Covered Care & Other Issues
CMA Alert – February 6, 2020
Fact-Checking the State of the Union Speech Regarding Health Care Medicare Oral Health Care Update Administration Encourages States to Block Grant Medicaid Center Submits Comments Opposing Social Security Administration Proposal to Increase … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – February 6, 2020
Center Submits Comments Opposing Social Security Administration Proposal to Increase Frequency of Disability Benefit Reviews
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (“Center”) and California Health Advocates (“CHA”) submitted joint comments in opposition to a proposed Social Security Administration (SSA) rule to increase the frequency of continuing disability reviews (CDRs) (see … [Read more...] about Center Submits Comments Opposing Social Security Administration Proposal to Increase Frequency of Disability Benefit Reviews
CMA Alert – January 16, 2020
CMS Continues to Downplay Medicare Plan Finder Problems and Availability of Special Enrollment Period Medicare Advantage Marketing Matters: Case Study Center for Medicare Advocacy Supports Supreme Court Review of ACA-Repeal Lawsuit ALS … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – January 16, 2020
CMS Continues to Downplay Medicare Plan Finder Problems and Availability of Special Enrollment Period
The Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) – the period during which individuals with Medicare can make coverage elections for the following year – ended on December 7, 2019. As discussed in previous CMA Alerts, there were a number of factors … [Read more...] about CMS Continues to Downplay Medicare Plan Finder Problems and Availability of Special Enrollment Period
CMA Alert – January 2, 2020
Center for Medicare Advocacy Wishes All the Best to Rep. John Lewis Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Center for Medicare Advocacy Wishes All the Best to Rep. John Lewis On December 29, 2019 Representative John Lewis … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – January 2, 2020
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments
The Center for Medicare Advocacy submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) public comment period regarding Tennessee’s section 1115 waiver application. Regrettably the Tennessee waiver proposal seeks to … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility Care
What does Medicare cover? When does Medicare cover skilled nursing facility care? Can a patient who is receiving non-skilled "custodial" services receive Medicare coverage in a SNF? What are examples of skilled services in a … [Read more...] about Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility Care