One of the goals of health care reform is the reduction of unnecessary hospital readmissions of patients.[1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports in 2010 that, in 2004, 8% of nursing home residents nationwide – 123,600 … [Read more...] about Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents
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Recommendations for a Beneficiary-Centered Office for Dual Eligibles
The Affordable Care Act creates an office within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) whose focus is beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles). [1] Specifically, the Federal Coordinated Health … [Read more...] about Recommendations for a Beneficiary-Centered Office for Dual Eligibles
Center for Medicare Advocacy Looks Forward to Working with New Head of CMS to Ensure Quality Care for All
July 7, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Vicki Gottlich (202) 293-5760 vgottlich@medicareadvocacy.org The Center for Medicare Advocacy applauds the appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Looks Forward to Working with New Head of CMS to Ensure Quality Care for All
Health Reform: Linking Medicare Payment to Quality Outcome
This is the seventh in a series of Alerts by Center for Medicare Advocacy regarding the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). This Alert focuses on changes … [Read more...] about Health Reform: Linking Medicare Payment to Quality Outcome
Health Reform: The Nursing Home Provisions
This is the sixth in a series of Alerts by Center for Medicare Advocacy regarding Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). This Alert focuses on provisions … [Read more...] about Health Reform: The Nursing Home Provisions
New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), the health care reform legislation enacted earlier this year, provides a new opportunity to strengthen and improve federal oversight mechanisms for nursing homes. Implementation of new … [Read more...] about New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help
A New Entity from Health Reform: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
President Obama signed into law Pub.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), on March 23, 2010, and Pub. L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA), on March 30, 2010. These two … [Read more...] about A New Entity from Health Reform: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Pennsylvania Medicare Beneficiaries Settle Claims Against Commonwealth to Pay Medicare Premiums
PENNSYLVANIA MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES SETTLE CLAIMS AGAINST COMMONWEALTH TO PAY MEDICARE PREMIUMS For Immediate Release Contact: Pamela Walz (PWalz @ clsphila.org … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Medicare Beneficiaries Settle Claims Against Commonwealth to Pay Medicare Premiums
Center for Medicare Advocacy Hopes New CMS Head Will Ensure Fair Access to Medicare and Health Care
Center for Medicare Advocacy Hopes New CMS Head Will Ensure Fair Access to Medicare and Health Care For Immediate Release Contact: Vicki Gottlich,vgottlich @ medicareadvocacy.org April 20, 2010 … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Hopes New CMS Head Will Ensure Fair Access to Medicare and Health Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advises States About Medicare Savings Program Enrollment
Introduction Long-awaited guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning implementation of various provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Protections Act of 2008 (MIPPA), Pub. L. 110-275, was … [Read more...] about The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advises States About Medicare Savings Program Enrollment