Joint Statement by Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center: President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs Members of Congress Reintroduce Legislation to Fix Outpatient Observation Status Medicare Advantage Case Spotlight … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – March 14, 2019
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CMA Alert – February 21, 2019
6th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit Welcomes Congressman John Lewis as the 2019 Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecturer - Register Now Home Health Aide Coverage Continues to Shrink: Attention Must Be Paid Case Spotlight: A Medicare Beneficiary … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – February 21, 2019
Medicare’s New “What’s Covered” App Adds to Outreach but More Work Is Needed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a free mobile app for iOS and Android users. The app, “What’s Covered,” is designed to provide Medicare beneficiaries and their families with a general overview of … [Read more...] about Medicare’s New “What’s Covered” App Adds to Outreach but More Work Is Needed
CMA Alert – SNF Updates – Report: Transfer & Discharge Deficiencies; Link Between Nurse Hours and Antipsychotics; Webinar Next Week
Report: Transfer and Discharge Deficiencies Cited Since 2017: Surveyors Focus On paperwork, Not Residents’ Rights Study Finds Link Between Registered Nurse Hours and Antipsychotic Drug Use Webinar: Skilled Nursing Facilities … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – SNF Updates – Report: Transfer & Discharge Deficiencies; Link Between Nurse Hours and Antipsychotics; Webinar Next Week
Study Finds Link Between Registered Nurse Hours and Antipsychotic Drug Use
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a devastating report in February 2018, which found that over 179,000 nursing home residents were being administered off-label antipsychotic drugs every week.[1] Antipsychotic drugs are indicated to treat specific … [Read more...] about Study Finds Link Between Registered Nurse Hours and Antipsychotic Drug Use
CMS Tries Again: Another New Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Reimbursement System Proposed – If Implemented, Would Gut Therapy
Proposed changes to nursing facility payment under consideration by CMS would reduce financial incentives to provide therapy, and would do so with such force – providing higher reimbursement to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that provide … [Read more...] about CMS Tries Again: Another New Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Reimbursement System Proposed – If Implemented, Would Gut Therapy
May 2018 – Recent Policy Changes Relating to Medicare Advantage & Other Issues
RECENT POLICY CHANGES RELATING TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE The first few months of 2018 have seen a number of changes in law, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance that impact the Medicare program, particularly Part C, known as Medicare Advantage … [Read more...] about May 2018 – Recent Policy Changes Relating to Medicare Advantage & Other Issues
CMA Comments on “Conscience Rules”
March 27, 2018 Via Electronic Submission: Regulations.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Attention: Conscience NPRM, RIN 0945-ZA03 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue, … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on “Conscience Rules”
March 2018 – Tipping the Scales Toward Medicare Advantage & Other Issues
FEDERAL UPDATE Federal Budget & Omnibus Bill On February 9, 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was signed into law. While the Budget Act included a number of permanent provisions, including those discussed below, it only … [Read more...] about March 2018 – Tipping the Scales Toward Medicare Advantage & Other Issues
Barriers to Home Care Created by CMS Payment, Quality Measurement, and Fraud Investigation Systems
This is Part Seven of a ten-part CMA Issue Brief Series examining the growing crisis in access to Medicare home health coverage and necessary care – and outlining the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s work to address these issues. We invite … [Read more...] about Barriers to Home Care Created by CMS Payment, Quality Measurement, and Fraud Investigation Systems