Updates on Payment v. Coverage – Access To Care Threats As discussed on previous Alliance calls, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has been drawing attention to changes in two new Medicare payment systems that pose significant threats to … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2020 – Updates to Medicare Payment v. Coverage – Barriers to Medicare-Covered Care & Other Issues
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Issue Brief – January 2020 – Medicare Payment and Coverage – Barriers to Medicare-Covered Care & Other Issues
Payment V. Coverage – Access To Care Threats During the last several months, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has been drawing attention to changes in two new Medicare payment systems that pose significant threats to beneficiaries’ access to … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2020 – Medicare Payment and Coverage – Barriers to Medicare-Covered Care & Other Issues
CMA Alert | June 11, 2020
Infection Control Surveys at Nursing Facilities: CMS Data Not Plausible COVID-19’s Impact on Beneficiary Rights – A Case Study Examining Medicare Coverage Exceeding 100 Days in a Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19: Advocating for Nursing Home … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 11, 2020
COVID-19’s Impact on Beneficiary Rights – A Case Study Examining Medicare Coverage Exceeding 100 Days in a Skilled Nursing Facility
In March 2020, life as we knew it changed due to COVID-19. Health care delivery altered dramatically to accommodate the virus. The pandemic disrupted normal routines of patients and providers. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … [Read more...] about COVID-19’s Impact on Beneficiary Rights – A Case Study Examining Medicare Coverage Exceeding 100 Days in a Skilled Nursing Facility
CMA Alert | June 4, 2020
Commitment to Justice: A Statement by Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director Judith Stein Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments on CMS COVID-19 Rule How Many Nursing Home Residents Have Died of Covid-19? COVID-19: Advocating … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 4, 2020
Our Commitment to Justice
For over 35 years, the mission of the Center has been to ensure fair access to Medicare and health care for all. FAIR. FOR ALL. We can’t separate ourselves from the greater fight for fairness, for justice – for all. When Rep. John Lewis spoke … [Read more...] about Our Commitment to Justice
2019 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
The Center thanks all who participated in the sixth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The theme of the day was Health Care as a Human Right: Medicare’s … [Read more...] about 2019 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
Federal District Court in Arkansas Upholds Federal Rule Authorizing Arbitration Requirements in Nursing Home Contracts Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed Elder Justice Newsletter, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed
In order to qualify for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, Medicare beneficiaries must be an inpatient of a hospital for at least three consecutive days, not including the day of discharge. Unfortunately, beneficiaries are too … [Read more...] about Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed
CMA Alert – December 13, 2019
Patients Need Therapy – Medicare Payment Systems Create Barriers Caution: Hospital “Outpatient” Rule Negates Statutory Inpatient Coverage for In-Hospital Dental Care Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act Provides Important Protections … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – December 13, 2019