Medicare Enrollment and Medicare Advantage Updates CMS Administrator Seema Verma Testifies on Health Care Sabotage Before House Subcommittee Center Attorneys Participate in Oral Health Convening and Advocacy Day Nursing Home Compare’s Abuse … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 24, 2019
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CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
Senator Brown Leads Charge for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans Health Care Sabotage Takes its Toll Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards Rule … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
Medicare & You 2020 – Better Than Draft, But Room for Improvement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted the Medicare & You 2020 handbook on their website. The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) reviewed the new handbook with an eye toward assessing the balance of … [Read more...] about Medicare & You 2020 – Better Than Draft, But Room for Improvement
More People Went Without Health Insurance in United States in 2018
On September 10, 2019 the Census Bureau released the annual national-level income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2018 in two reports, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018 and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: … [Read more...] about More People Went Without Health Insurance in United States in 2018
CMA Alert – September 12, 2019
Medicare & You 2020 – Better Than Draft, But Room for Improvement More People Went Without Health Insurance in United States in 2018 Administrator Verma’s Tweet Sparks Support for Addressing Observation Status Proposed Home Health Rules … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 12, 2019
CMA Alert – July 3, 2019
Court Hearing Next Week in Case that Threatens the Affordable Care Act – Act Now Nursing Home “Quality Measures” Do Not Reflect Quality of Nursing Home Care New Oral Health Advocacy Collaborative Begins Court Hearing Next Week in Case … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – July 3, 2019
Court Hearing Next Week in Case that Threatens the Affordable Care Act – Act Now
Oral argument in Texas v United States, the lawsuit seeking to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, will be held Tuesday July 9, 2019. At stake in this case is the health care of millions of Americans. The case will affect the entire health care system … [Read more...] about Court Hearing Next Week in Case that Threatens the Affordable Care Act – Act Now
CMA Alert – June 6, 2019
More Health Care Sabotage: "Censorship" of the Affordable Care Act Nursing Home Study Finds Discharges Linked to Medicare Copayments Senators Release Secret List of Poor Quality Nursing Homes Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – June 6, 2019
CMA Alert – April 25, 2019
Medicare Trustees Issue 2019 Report: Medicare is Not Going Broke Article Raises Concerns about Medicare Advantage and Calls Attention to Limited Medigap Access CMS Proposed Rule to Redefine Group Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Concern for … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 25, 2019
Medicare Trustees Issue 2019 Report: Medicare is Not Going Broke
Earlier this week, the Medicare Trustees issued their 2019 annual report, which offers projections concerning the fiscal health of the Medicare and Social Security programs. The Medicare Trustees estimate that the Part A Hospital Trust Fund … [Read more...] about Medicare Trustees Issue 2019 Report: Medicare is Not Going Broke