A Message from the Executive Director Dear Community Members: We have been busy at the Center this summer- even with the lovely long, warm days. Our advocacy has been focusing on enhancing access to health services and medical equipment for … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – August 2014
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August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) & Other Issues
1. CHANGES TO MEDICARE’S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOs) CMS has restructured its Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program to separate the beneficiary complaint review functions from the quality improvement … [Read more...] about August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) & Other Issues
CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
Under a 2008 decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Secretary of HHS has authority under the Medicare statute to include a hospital patient’s time in observation as part of inpatient time in the hospital for purposes of … [Read more...] about CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
June 2014 – Losing Your Voice: Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues
1. MEDICARE’S COVERAGE OF CAPPED RENTAL ITEMS DURING PART A INSTITUTIONAL STAYS: LOSING ACCESS TO SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES (SGDs) CMS Changes Its Coverage of Speech Generating Devices Through a new interpretation of longstanding … [Read more...] about June 2014 – Losing Your Voice: Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues
CMA Community News – May 2014
A Word from the Executive Director As you will see in this issue, Center staffers have been busy this month testifying before Congress and meeting with lawmakers and policy leaders to educate them about issues affecting access to health care for … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – May 2014
CMA Community News – April 2014
A Word from the Executive Director News You Can Use CMS Backs Off on Leveling the Playing Field for Traditional Medicare and Private Plans After announcing that Medicare Advantage payment rates would be reduced in an effort to bring … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – April 2014
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April, 2014 – Ongoing Medicare Appeal Concerns & Other Issues
1. LITIGATION UPDATES Jimmo v. Sebelius (Improvement Standard) No. 11-cv-17 (D.Vt. filed 1/18/11). As reported during previous Alliance calls, the Settlement in Jimmo was approved on January 24, 2013 during a scheduled fairness … [Read more...] about April, 2014 – Ongoing Medicare Appeal Concerns & Other Issues
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You should receive a receipt for your Membership Fee by email shortly. If you do not, please contact Scott Perkins at sperkins@medicareadvocacy.org. We will talk to you at our next "Ask the Expert" call! … [Read more...] about Thank You for Becoming a CMA Community Member
Medicare Physician Payment – Another One-Year Fix Passes Congress, With Usual “Extenders” and Some New, Permanent Payment Policies
On Tuesday, April 1st, President Obama signed into law the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" (H.R. 4302).[1] This bill is a one year short-term "fix" or "patch" to pending Medicare physician payment cuts under … [Read more...] about Medicare Physician Payment – Another One-Year Fix Passes Congress, With Usual “Extenders” and Some New, Permanent Payment Policies