In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on … [Read more...] about Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter | Volume 5, Issue 1 Now Available
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CMS Improves Public Reporting of Nursing Home Information
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s implementation of its comprehensive nursing home reform agenda, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new surveyor guidance, making two significant changes to its quality rating … [Read more...] about CMS Improves Public Reporting of Nursing Home Information
HHS Inspector General: Too Many Nursing Home Residents Still Inappropriately Receive Psychotropic Medications
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports that, from 2011 through 2019, about 80% of long-stay nursing home residents were prescribed a psychotropic drug (defined as “any drug that affects brain activities associated with mental processes and … [Read more...] about HHS Inspector General: Too Many Nursing Home Residents Still Inappropriately Receive Psychotropic Medications
Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
TELEHEALTH UPDATE Special Report: Telehealth and the Medicare Population: Building a Foundation for the Virtual Health Care Revolution As the United States slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, this exponential expansion of … [Read more...] about Issue Brief #75- June 2022 – Medicare & Telehealth Report and Other Issues
CMA Alert | July 7, 2022
Voices of Medicare | Medicare Advantage Network Inadequacy We recently heard from a Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollee from the Dallas-Forth Worth metropolitan area who went several months without seeing a gastroenterologist due to Cigna’s failure … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 7, 2022
CMS Acts to Implement Revised Nursing Home Standards of Care
After delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has now issued guidance to implement standards of care for nursing homes that were promulgated in 2016 and were originally scheduled for … [Read more...] about CMS Acts to Implement Revised Nursing Home Standards of Care
CMA Alert | May 13, 2021
New Factsheet | CMS Nursing Home Visitation Guidance According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of May 3, 2021 the number of confirmed nursing home resident cases has fallen to 0.99 cases per 1,000 residents. This is … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 13, 2021
Statement to the Senate Finance Committee
“A NATIONAL TRAGEDY: COVID-19 IN THE NATION’S NURSING HOMES” HEARING OF THESENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MARCH 17, 2021 STATEMENT OF THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE ADVOCACY TOBY S. EDELMANSENIOR POLICY ATTORNEY1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SUITE … [Read more...] about Statement to the Senate Finance Committee
CMA Alert | March 4, 2021
Medicare Home Health Is Not a Short-Term Benefit – Despite Payment Policies to The Contrary Nursing Home Advocates and Members of Congress Call for Reinstatement of Nurse Aide Training Rules Congressman Neal Asks CMS to Reinstate Nursing Home … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 4, 2021
Congressman Neal Asks CMS to Reinstate Nursing Home Surveys and Enforcement
In a February 25, 2021 letter to Elizabeth Richter, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asks for reinstatement of … [Read more...] about Congressman Neal Asks CMS to Reinstate Nursing Home Surveys and Enforcement