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New Hospice Regulations are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End of Life Care
Hospice care is available for Medicare beneficiaries who are certified by a hospice physician as having a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. In 1983, the hospice benefit was designed to cover … [Read more...] about New Hospice Regulations are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End of Life Care
New Regulations Are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End-of-Life Care
Hospice care is available for Medicare beneficiaries who are certified by a hospice physician as having a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. In 1983, the hospice benefit was designed to cover … [Read more...] about New Regulations Are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End-of-Life Care
Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Denials of Services to Medicare Patients with Chronic Illness
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 18, 2011Contact: Matt Shepard 860-456-7790 _____________________ Center for Medicare Advocacy Lead Counsel in National Class-Action Suit Burlington, VT − Today, The Center for Medicare Advocacy and co-counsel … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Denials of Services to Medicare Patients with Chronic Illness
Health Reform Mandates Changes for Medigap Policies
Medigap insurance (Medicare supplemental health insurance) is meant to work in tandem with the original Medicare program by paying for beneficiary cost-sharing and some other services not usually covered by Medicare. Thus, Medigap insurance serves as … [Read more...] about Health Reform Mandates Changes for Medigap Policies
Medicare Changes Effective January 1, 2011
This Alert serves as a reminder about changes to Medicare that go into effect on January 1, 2011. 1. The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program[1] Beginning … [Read more...] about Medicare Changes Effective January 1, 2011
Grijalva v. Shalala
No. CIV 93-7112 TUC ACM (D. Ariz.), filed 1993; Grijalva v. Shalala, No. 97-15877 (9th Cir.), appeal filed by defendant 1997; Shalala v. Grijalva, No. 98-1284 (S.Ct.), petition for cert. filed by defendant Final Update: October 30, … [Read more...] about Grijalva v. Shalala
Erringer v. Thompson
No. CIV01-112TUC-BPV (D. Ariz), filed March 16, 2001 Last Updated: December 15, 2004 Issue: Whether CMS's procedures for promulgating Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and for informing beneficiaries of the application of LCDs to their claims … [Read more...] about Erringer v. Thompson
Rehabilitation Hospital Services
Quick Guide to Inpatient Rehab Hospital Coverage When should Medicare coverage be available for Inpatient Facility (Hospital) Rehabilitation? Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility care (IRF, also known as Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital/IRH, or … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation Hospital Services
Quality of Care
What is "quality of care"? "Quality" is an arbitrary term. How is quality of care judged? Is there a process for complaining about the quality of my care? Won't enforcing quality of care cause costs for care to increase? I sometimes feel … [Read more...] about Quality of Care