FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2018 Contact: Center for Medicare Advocacy – Matt Shepard: 860-456-7790, mshepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org Justice In Aging - Vanessa Barrington: 510-256-1200, … [Read more...] about President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions at Risk if Implemented
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Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on the Health Extenders in the Budget Agreement
February 9, 2018 Washington, DC – Early this morning, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open. Among other things, this budget deal raises the debt ceiling through … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on the Health Extenders in the Budget Agreement
CMA Comments on “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States”
January 25, 2018 Via Electronic Submission: CompetitionRFI@hhs,gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 200 Independence Avenue S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Re: … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States”
CMA Alert – Don’t Forget Medicare Beneficiaries In Spending Debates; Skilled Nursing Facility Updates
Remember People with Medicare in Renewed Spending Bill Debates Skilled Nursing Facility Roundup Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Fewer SNF Options than Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries CMS to Propose Revising the Nursing Home … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Don’t Forget Medicare Beneficiaries In Spending Debates; Skilled Nursing Facility Updates
Center Comments on Proposed Rule for Medicare Parts C & D
January 16, 2018 Via Electronic Submission to www.regulations.gov Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4182-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Rule for Medicare Parts C & D
CMA Alert, October 18, 2017 – Nursing Home Rights Roundup; ACA Stabilization; More
This Week in ACA Sabotage Bipartisan Agreement on ACA Stabilization Package Nursing Home Rights Roundup CMS Signals End of Campaign to Reduce Unnecessary Use of Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes; Claim of Success is Grossly … [Read more...] about CMA Alert, October 18, 2017 – Nursing Home Rights Roundup; ACA Stabilization; More
Center Comments on Proposed Home Health Payment Rules
September 25, 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1672-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8016 Submitted electronically to: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Home Health Payment Rules
CMA Alert – Home Health Care Crisis; SSDI Anniversary
The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue (Part 5 of a Ten-Part Series) Happy 61st Anniversary SSDI The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue This is Part Five of a ten-part CMA Issue Brief Series examining the growing crisis in … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Home Health Care Crisis; SSDI Anniversary
The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue
This is Part Five 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 The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue
Center Comments on Medicare Advantage and Part D “Transformation Ideas”
April 24, 2017 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION PartCDcomments@cms.hhs.gov Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare Advantage and Part D “Transformation Ideas”