What does Medicare cover? When does Medicare cover skilled nursing facility care? Can a patient who is receiving non-skilled "custodial" services receive Medicare coverage in a SNF? What are examples of skilled services in a … [Read more...] about Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility Care
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CMA Alert – August 29, 2019
Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines CMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care – Comments due September 9, 2019 Stop … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 29, 2019
CMA Alert – August 1, 2019
CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents Federal Reports Find Incidents of Nursing Home Resident Abuse Are on the Rise but also Underreported Self-Help Resources … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – August 1, 2019
CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents
Although the revised Requirements of Participation published in October 2016[1] have not yet been fully implemented, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules on July 18, 2019 to revise them and also to make … [Read more...] about CMS’s Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation, Survey and Enforcement: Nothing Good for Residents
Issue Brief – July 2019 – Legislative Updates, Rollback of Nursing Home Oversight & other Issues
1. UPDATES on the BENES Act and PART D LEGISLATION Guest Speaker: Lindsey Copeland from the Medicare Rights Center Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S. 1280/H.R. 2477) Medicare Rights Center … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – July 2019 – Legislative Updates, Rollback of Nursing Home Oversight & other Issues
Court Hearing Next Week in Case that Threatens the Affordable Care Act – Act Now
Oral argument in Texas v United States, the lawsuit seeking to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, will be held Tuesday July 9, 2019. At stake in this case is the health care of millions of Americans. The case will affect the entire health care system … [Read more...] about Court Hearing Next Week in Case that Threatens the Affordable Care Act – Act Now
CMA Alert – May 30, 2019
Trump Administration Proposes to Gut Health Care Rights, Particularly Targeting LGBTQ People Nursing Home Compare Inaccurately Reports Civil Money Penalties Imposed Against Nursing Facilities Nursing Homes, Medicaid Rates, and Campaign … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – May 30, 2019
Reflections on the
6th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
On May 9, 2019, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its 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 … [Read more...] about Reflections on the
6th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
Paralegal – Connecticut Office
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. (the Center) is a private, non-profit law organization that provides legal assistance and education to help older people and people with disabilities gain fair access to Medicare and health care. The Center … [Read more...] about Paralegal – Connecticut Office
CMA Alert – March 28, 2019
Trump Administration Works to Undermine the Affordable Care Act – Yet Again Court Denies All Government Motions in Class Action Seeking Appeal Right for Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status” Observation Status: Physicians Challenge the … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – March 28, 2019