September 20, 2012 With the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA1997), Congress began an expansion of preventive benefits and services available through Medicare.[1] The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added additional preventive … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits
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August, 2012 – Medicare and ACA Messaging: Fighting Fiction with Facts
NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL Monday, August 13, 2012 – 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time Call-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266 Pass Code: 9874704 NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one … [Read more...] about August, 2012 – Medicare and ACA Messaging: Fighting Fiction with Facts
August, 2012 – Medicare and Affordable Care Act messaging: Fighting Fiction with Facts
1. MEDICARE AND ACA MESSAGING: FIGHTING FICTION WITH FACT As pundits and politicians continue to discuss the deficit, misinformation and confusion about Medicare abound. Fiction seems to flourish more than fact. Particularly since the … [Read more...] about August, 2012 – Medicare and Affordable Care Act messaging: Fighting Fiction with Facts
CMS Invites Public Comment on Observation Status
August 9, 2012 Note to Alert readers: This Posted version contains additional information beyond that in the emailed version. As part of a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2012, the Centers for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMS Invites Public Comment on Observation Status
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Program: Proposed Rules for the Treatment of Funds Intended for Future Medical Expenses
Advocates have long awaited clarification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about its rules and procedures for the treatment of future medical expenses related to an accident or injury for which there is third party … [Read more...] about Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Program: Proposed Rules for the Treatment of Funds Intended for Future Medical Expenses
Situ v. Leavitt
No. C06-02841-TEH (N.D.Cal.), filed April 26, 2006 Issue: Whether CMS' failure to correctly implement the Part D prescription benefit for hundreds of thousands of dual eligibles violates the Medicare statute and the Due Process Clause. Relief … [Read more...] about Situ v. Leavitt
Antipsychotic Drugs
Introduction and Discussion (Attorney Toby Edelman's testimony at the Senate Aging Committee on Nov. 30, 2011) Articles and Updates Other Resources The … [Read more...] about Antipsychotic Drugs
February 13, 2012 – Extender Bill, Therapy Caps and Health Reform Challenges
National Medicare Advocates Alliance ISSUE BRIEF #15 … [Read more...] about February 13, 2012 – Extender Bill, Therapy Caps and Health Reform Challenges
December 12, 2011 – What if You Missed the Annual Enrollment Period?
NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL Monday, December 12, 2011– 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time Call-in Number: 1(888)206-2266 Pass Code: 1050263# NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone. … [Read more...] about December 12, 2011 – What if You Missed the Annual Enrollment Period?
December 12, 2011 – Updates for Medicare in 2012
I. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Failure of the Super-Committee On November 21, 2011, members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ("Super-Committee") announced that they had failed to put together a legislative package to cut the … [Read more...] about December 12, 2011 – Updates for Medicare in 2012