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
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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?
January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Senate Finance Committee Releases Document for Comment In December 2015, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group released a Policy Options Document. The following is an excerpt … [Read more...] about January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
Home Health Care
The Center has been hearing from people unable to access Medicare-covered home health care, or the appropriate amount of care, despite meeting Medicare coverage criteria. In particular, people living with long-term and debilitating … [Read more...] about Home Health Care
November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update: Congress Mitigates Increases in 2016 Part B Premium and Deductible (David Lipschutz) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – Overview 2016 Part B premiums … [Read more...] about November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues