Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Medicare’s Coverage of Oral Health (Wey-Wey Kwok) Medically necessary oral health care Goal: add a comprehensive oral health benefit to … [Read more...] about May 2016 – Medicare Coverage of Oral Health & Other Issues
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Center for Medicare Advocacy Celebrates 30 Years
CT Sen. Ted Kennedy, Jr. presents Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director Judith Stein with a citation at the Center's 30th anniversary party. On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 the Center for Medicare Advocacy held a reception at … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Celebrates 30 Years
Reflections on the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s 3rd Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
On April 1, 2016, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its third annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture. The event brought together leading experts and advocates to discuss best practices, challenges, and … [Read more...] about Reflections on the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s 3rd Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
Center Comments on Medicare Prior Authorization of Home Health Services Demonstration
April 5, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Delivered Electronically through … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare Prior Authorization of Home Health Services Demonstration
CMA Webinars
Upcoming Webinars Busy during the livestreams of any of these presentations? Register below and we will send you recordings of the webinars to watch at your own convenience, along with all other supplemental materials. Practical Tips for … [Read more...] about CMA Webinars
Medicare’s Home Health Benefit Under Threat
1. CMS Proposes Medicare Home Health Prior Authorization Demonstration On February 5, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a two-page Paperwork Reduction Act notice in the Federal Register announcing their effort … [Read more...] about Medicare’s Home Health Benefit Under Threat
Center Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group (CCWG)
In December 2015, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group released a Policy Options Document. The Policy Options Document was issued as part of a process begun in May 2015 to develop legislation to address … [Read more...] about Center Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group (CCWG)
Center Comments on Chronic Care Reform
January 29, 2016 The Honorable Orrin … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Chronic Care Reform
January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update (David Lipschutz) Senate Finance Committee Releases Document for Comment Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document (December … [Read more...] about January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
“Discharge” from a Skilled Nursing Facility: What Does it Mean and What Rights Does a Resident Have?
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) often tell Medicare beneficiaries and their families that they intend to “discharge” a Medicare beneficiary because Medicare will not pay for the beneficiary’s stay under either Part A (traditional Medicare) or Part … [Read more...] about “Discharge” from a Skilled Nursing Facility: What Does it Mean and What Rights Does a Resident Have?