Transitioning from a facility to home can be challenging for Medicare beneficiaries and their families because there are many details, instructions, and changes to navigate. Pre-planning for reasonable and necessary DMEPOS for a beneficiary to use … [Read more...] about Medicare Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) When a Beneficiary is Discharged from a Facility
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Self-Help Packet for Hospital Discharge
Introduction Hospital Discharge Checklist Hospital Coverage Quick Screen Hospital Discharge Rights & Action Steps Glossary of Terms Federal Regulations Introduction The Center for Medicare Advocacy produced this packet to … [Read more...] about Self-Help Packet for Hospital Discharge
April 9, 2012 – Challenging Notices of Involuntary Discharge
NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL Monday, April 9, 2012– 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time Call-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266 Pass Code: 1050263# NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone. This … [Read more...] about April 9, 2012 – Challenging Notices of Involuntary Discharge
Center Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Payments and Oversight, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services June 5, 2023 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Payments and Oversight, 2023
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
Center for Medicare Advocacy Special Report | The Role of AI-Powered Decision-Making Technology in Medicare Coverage Determinations
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered decision-making tools that are used in health care utilization management (UM) are increasingly used by providers and plans to automate the medical review and prior authorization processes, direct post-acute care, … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Special Report | The Role of AI-Powered Decision-Making Technology in Medicare Coverage Determinations
CMA Alert | September 2, 2021
Medicare is at a Crossroads – Time to Dispel Myths Hindering an Historic Expansion of Benefits Congress is in the midst of putting together an historic legislative package that would expand and strengthen our country’s safety net in a number of … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | September 2, 2021
Remembering Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. – Celebrating a Great Friend
Alfred J. “Chip” Chiplin, Jr., Senior Policy Attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and managing attorney of our Washington, DC office, would have been 74 on September 3rd. Chip’s life was too short but his memory, the vigor of his beliefs, … [Read more...] about Remembering Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. – Celebrating a Great Friend
CMA Alert – February 28, 2019
Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status - A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care Jimmo Implementation Update: Where is CMS? 2019 National Aging and Law Conference Speaker Proposals Still Accepted through … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – February 28, 2019
Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status – A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care
Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to end ongoing barriers to care. One of the … [Read more...] about Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status – A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care