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
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Issue Brief – May 2019 – Medicare Oral Health Coverage & Other Issues
1. MEDICARE & ORAL HEALTH UPDATES Medically Necessary Coverage The Center for Medicare Advocacy has long advocated for coverage of medically necessary oral health care, which is currently supported by the Medicare statue, but is, … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – May 2019 – Medicare Oral Health Coverage & Other Issues
Issue Brief – March 2019 – Medicare Education & Outreach, and Other Issues
1. MEDICARE EDUCATION & OUTREACH At a February 8, 2019 meeting of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Medicare Education Program (NMEP), the agency released information about the 2018 Annual Coordinated Election … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2019 – Medicare Education & Outreach, and Other Issues
CMA Alert – February 28, 2019
Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status - A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care Jimmo Implementation Update: Where is CMS? 2019 National Aging and Law Conference Speaker Proposals Still Accepted through … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – February 28, 2019
Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status – A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care
Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to end ongoing barriers to care. One of the … [Read more...] about Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status – A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care
CMA Alert – January 31, 2019
#MedicarePlatform - Improve and Expand Medicare: Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Center Submits Comments on Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Rule Congressional Hearings Explore Rising Prescription Drug Costs Medicare’s New … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – January 31, 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
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
CMA Alert – January 3, 2019
Improve Medicare: Correct Medicare Hospital Observation Status Legal Memorandum: Statutory Authority Exists for Medicare to Cover Medically Necessary Oral Health Care Joint Statement on Turmoil in the Nursing Home Industry Improve … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – January 3, 2019
Improve Medicare: Correct Medicare Hospital Observation Status
Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to reduce ongoing barriers to coverage … [Read more...] about Improve Medicare: Correct Medicare Hospital Observation Status