Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) often tell Medicare beneficiaries and their families that they intend to “discharge” a Medicare beneficiary because Medicare will not pay for the beneficiary’s stay under either Part A (traditional Medicare) or Part … [Read more...] about “Discharge” from a Skilled Nursing Facility: What Does it Mean and What Rights Does a Resident Have?
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January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATESenate Finance Committee Releases Document for Comment In December 2015, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group released a Policy Options Document. The following is an excerpt … [Read more...] about January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
Home Health Care
The Center has been hearing from people unable to access Medicare-covered home health care, or the appropriate amount of care, despite meeting Medicare coverage criteria. In particular, people living with long-term and debilitating … [Read more...] about Home Health Care
November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update: Congress Mitigates Increases in 2016 Part B Premium and Deductible (David Lipschutz) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – Overview 2016 Part B premiums … [Read more...] about November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues
November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Increased Part B Premiums And Deductibles; Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: CONGRESS MITIGATES INCREASES IN 2016 PART B PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLEBipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – OverviewOn Monday November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This … [Read more...] about November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Increased Part B Premiums And Deductibles; Other Issues
Medicare for People Under 65
Pursuant to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, the Center for Medicare Advocacy is undertaking an innovative, model project to assist State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) … [Read more...] about Medicare for People Under 65
CMA Comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
October 14, 2015Andrew M. Slavitt Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
Practice Tip: Orders Needed for Maintenance Skilled Care
Based on recent experience, the Center for Medicare Advocacy provides this Practice Tip for providers and advocates for patients who need to change from an improvement mode to maintenance mode for nursing or therapy.The Center is seeing decisions … [Read more...] about Practice Tip: Orders Needed for Maintenance Skilled Care
September 2015 – Proposed Rules for Nursing Facilities are Inadequate & Other Issues
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE1. Proposed Requirements of Participation for Nursing FacilitiesOn July 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules to revise the nursing home Requirements of Participation … [Read more...] about September 2015 – Proposed Rules for Nursing Facilities are Inadequate & Other Issues
September 2015 – Proposed Rules for Nursing Facilities are Inadequate & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Administrative Update Proposed Requirements of Participation for Nursing Facilities (Toby Edelman) Overview of Proposed Rule - 80 Fed. Reg. 41267 (July 16, … [Read more...] about September 2015 – Proposed Rules for Nursing Facilities are Inadequate & Other Issues