I. JIMMO IMPLEMENTATION UPDATEBackground – Jimmo SettlementThe settlement in Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 5:11-cv-17 (D. Vt.) was approved on January 24, 2013. CMS issued revisions to its Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to … [Read more...] about September 2017 – Jimmo Implementation Update & Other Issues
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July 2017 – Update on Health Reform & Other Issues
I. HEALTH REFORM: UPDATEOverviewOn May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217-213. The bill then moved on the Senate, and was reintroduced, with some minor … [Read more...] about July 2017 – Update on Health Reform & Other Issues
May, 2017 – House Passes AHCA, Updates on Home Health, SGDs & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Health Reform: House Passes American Health Care Act (AHCA) (David Lipschutz) What’s in AHCA Impact on Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and … [Read more...] about May, 2017 – House Passes AHCA, Updates on Home Health, SGDs & Other Issues
May 2017 – House Passes AHCA, Updates on Home Health, SGD’s & Other Issues
HEALTH REFORM: HOUSE PASSES AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT (AHCA)On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217-213. The bill will now be taken up by the Senate.American Health … [Read more...] about May 2017 – House Passes AHCA, Updates on Home Health, SGD’s & Other Issues
Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture: “Make good, necessary trouble”
On March 30, 2017, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its fourth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The Summit convened leading experts and advocates to … [Read more...] about Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture: “Make good, necessary trouble”
Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
On March 30, 2017, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its fourth annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. The Summit convened leading experts and advocates to … [Read more...] about Reflections on the 4th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit
March, 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Litigation Update (Ali Bers)Jimmo (Improvement standard) Barrows (formerly Bagnall) (Observation) Sherman (Lower level Medicare appeals) Other … [Read more...] about March, 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
March 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
LITIGATION UPDATEBarrows v. Price (formerly Bagnall v. Sebelius, Barrows v. Burwell), No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn.) (Observation Status). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a proposed class action … [Read more...] about March 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
New Study: Uninsured Rates for Older Adults will Increase if ACA is Repealed or Medicare Eligibility Age is Raised
On January 24, 2017 the Task Force on America’s Health and Retirement Security, chaired by Marilyn Moon, Ph.D. and led by Principal Investigator Peter Arno, Ph.D., released a new study showing the dramatic negative impact of raising … [Read more...] about New Study: Uninsured Rates for Older Adults will Increase if ACA is Repealed or Medicare Eligibility Age is Raised
January 2017 – The Fight to Protect ACA, Medicare and Medicaid & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) The Fight to Protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid - Updates (David Lipschutz and Kata Kertesz) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Congressional … [Read more...] about January 2017 – The Fight to Protect ACA, Medicare and Medicaid & Other Issues