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Mission Statement The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s mission is to advance access to comprehensive Medicare coverage, health equity, and quality health care for older people and people with disabilities by providing exceptional legal analysis, … [Read more...] about About Us
A Model for Nursing Home Enforcement
Acting New Jersey Comptroller Kevin Walsh issued three reports identifying the worst-performing nursing facilities in the state and the millions of dollars these facilities receive in Medicaid funding, despite the poor care they provide to residents … [Read more...] about A Model for Nursing Home Enforcement
Dennis Knoff
Dennis Knoff is a graduate of the University of Michigan with an MBA, and BS in Physical Therapy. He has been a physical therapist for over 30 years and an executive in rehabilitation leadership for over 20. He taught management to masters and … [Read more...] about Dennis Knoff
Proposed Medicare Rule Clarifies Specific Dental Service Coverage
The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule released last week includes a proposal to clarify reimbursement for dental services necessary to the clinical success of certain cancer treatments. In last year’s PFS final rule, CMS … [Read more...] about Proposed Medicare Rule Clarifies Specific Dental Service Coverage
CMS Publishes Guidance on Medicare Dental Coverage
CMS recently published information on its website about the dental services that Medicare will and will not cover. Although dental services are generally excluded from coverage under the Medicare statute, the agency clarifies in this guidance that … [Read more...] about CMS Publishes Guidance on Medicare Dental Coverage
Alfred J. Chiplin
Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. (Chip) was a beloved and admired leader in the elder law, disability, and health care rights communities. He was also the long-time Managing Attorney of the Center’s Washington, DC office. To honor Chip’s advocacy and … [Read more...] about Alfred J. Chiplin
CMA Is Hiring an Attorney in Our CT Office
Join a Nationally-Known, Non-Profit Law Organization and Help People Access Medicare and Health Care The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) seeks an attorney with a commitment to health equity and social justice to practice in Connecticut. … [Read more...] about CMA Is Hiring an Attorney in Our CT Office
Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case with Broad Implications for Litigation to Enforce Federal Laws
On November 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski,[1] a nursing home case that has troubling implications for whether beneficiaries of federal programs can continue, as they … [Read more...] about Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case with Broad Implications for Litigation to Enforce Federal Laws