January 4, 2016Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesComments on NOTICE ActSubmitted electronically: NOTICE_Act@cms.hhs.govThe Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) is a national, private, non-profit law organization, founded in … [Read more...] about Center Comments on the NOTICE Act
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Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments in Three Key areas to Keep Medicare Accessible for People In Need
Harmful Changes to Lower Limb Prostheses Coverage Too Much Reliance on “Improvement” in the Proposed Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Proposed Revisions to the 2-Midnight Rule Won’t Make Any Significant … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments in Three Key areas to Keep Medicare Accessible for People In Need
CMA Community News – August 2014
A Message from the Executive DirectorDear Community Members:We have been busy at the Center this summer- even with the lovely long, warm days. Our advocacy has been focusing on enhancing access to health services and medical equipment for … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – August 2014
Observation Status: Mixed Messages from Federal Government as Beneficiaries Continue to be Hurt
The use of “Observation Status” – treating certain hospitalized Medicare patients as outpatients when their care is indistinguishable from that of formally admitted inpatients – continues to garner considerable public and … [Read more...] about Observation Status: Mixed Messages from Federal Government as Beneficiaries Continue to be Hurt
CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
Under a 2008 decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Secretary of HHS has authority under the Medicare statute to include a hospital patient’s time in observation as part of inpatient time in the hospital for purposes of … [Read more...] about CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
Harm from Medicare’s Hospital Observation Status Debated In Congressional Hearing – Center for Medicare Advocacy Presents Beneficiary Perspective
May 21, 2014The May 20, 2014 hearing on "Current Hospital Issues in the Medicare Program," held by the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means, was the first Congressional hearing to consider the impact of … [Read more...] about Harm from Medicare’s Hospital Observation Status Debated In Congressional Hearing – Center for Medicare Advocacy Presents Beneficiary Perspective
Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman Testifies about Observation Status before Congress
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman will testify before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 9:30 AM regarding current hospital issues in the Medicare program, specifically the … [Read more...] about Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman Testifies about Observation Status before Congress
Medicare Physician Payment – Another One-Year Fix Passes Congress, With Usual “Extenders” and Some New, Permanent Payment Policies
On Tuesday, April 1st, President Obama signed into law the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" (H.R. 4302).[1] This bill is a one year short-term "fix" or "patch" to pending Medicare physician payment cuts under … [Read more...] about Medicare Physician Payment – Another One-Year Fix Passes Congress, With Usual “Extenders” and Some New, Permanent Payment Policies
CMA Alert | February 10, 2022
It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility CoverageLast year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 10, 2022
It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
Last year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is necessary for Part A coverage in the traditional Medicare program.[1] The recent Second Circuit decision in … [Read more...] about It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage