As we have reported in the past, the ability to get Medicare-covered home health aide care has greatly declined in recent years. This is true even when individuals meet the law’s homebound and skilled care requirements – and thus qualify for … [Read more...] about Home Health Aide Coverage Continues to Shrink: Attention Must Be Paid
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Issue Brief – January 2019 – Medicare Advocacy: Highlights from 2018 and Looking Forward in 2019
Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. ACCESS TO CARE Home Health Between April 2017 and October 2018, the Center completed the … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2019 – Medicare Advocacy: Highlights from 2018 and Looking Forward in 2019
Plans to Address and Resolve the Medicare Home Care Crisis
This is Part Ten 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 Plans to Address and Resolve the Medicare Home Care Crisis
July 2018 – Medicare Hot Topics
MEDICARE HOT TOPICS[1] ORAL HEALTH UPDATE On July 19, 2018 the Center issued the following press release: July 19, 2018 – Washington, DC – The Center for Medicare Advocacy, along with a diverse group of partners, released a white paper, … [Read more...] about July 2018 – Medicare Hot Topics
CMA Alert – Meeting with Seema Verma re: Nursing Home Protections; Graham-Cassidy Take Two; Antipsychotic Drugs; Upcoming Webinar
Center for Medicare Advocacy Discusses Nursing Home Resident Protections with CMS Administrator Seema Verma Did CMS’s Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Reduce the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs for Nursing Home Residents … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Meeting with Seema Verma re: Nursing Home Protections; Graham-Cassidy Take Two; Antipsychotic Drugs; Upcoming Webinar
CMA Alert – Bad Home Health Pre-Claim Demo is Back; Comments On Proposed SNF Payment; Health Care Sabotage; More
Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration Model, Take Two Read the Center's Comments on Proposed Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Facilities Health Care Sabotage: DOJ Won’t Defend ACA Nursing Home Residents at Risk Clarification … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Bad Home Health Pre-Claim Demo is Back; Comments On Proposed SNF Payment; Health Care Sabotage; More
Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration Model, Take Two
In April 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) abandoned a multi-state Medicare Pre-Claim Review Demonstration Model that had so many flaws it never made it out of the initial implementation state, Illinois. The latest proposed … [Read more...] about Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration Model, Take Two
CMA Alert – Medicare Home Health Coverage is NOT a Short-Term Benefit; Older Americans Month; More
Medicare Home Health Coverage is Not a Short Term Benefit ‒ Congress Reiterated This in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA ’97) Older Americans Month 2018 Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments on New CMS Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Medicare Home Health Coverage is NOT a Short-Term Benefit; Older Americans Month; More
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
CMA Comments on CMS’ Draft 2019 Call Letter for Medicare Advantage And Part D
March 5, 2018 Via Electronic Submission to www.regulations.gov Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Re: Advance … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on CMS’ Draft 2019 Call Letter for Medicare Advantage And Part D