The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2023, includes policy issues of concern to advocates for … [Read more...] about Submit Comments on Part A Medicare Reimbursement For Skilled Nursing Facilities – Due June 5
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Center Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Payments and Oversight, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services June 5, 2023 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Skilled Nursing Facilities Payments and Oversight, 2023
Issue Brief 80 | May 2023 – Final Part C & D Rule, and Other Issues
I. FINAL PART C & D RULE On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule for 2024 regarding Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D. The final rule is available in the Federal Register at 88 Fed … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 80 | May 2023 – Final Part C & D Rule, and Other Issues
Issue Brief 77, October 2022 | Home Health Updates & Other Issues
HOME HEALTH UPDATE Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care After years of fruitless efforts to ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive Medicare-covered home health care … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 77, October 2022 | Home Health Updates & Other Issues
Aisha Hameed – Legal Assistant
Aisha Hameed comes to the Center with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a certificate in Paralegal Studies. As a legal assistant, Ms. Hameed provides assistance for the Center’s Department on Aging and Disability Services project. She also … [Read more...] about Aisha Hameed – Legal Assistant
Final Public Charge Rule Greatly Improves Protections for Immigrant Families
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final public charge immigration rule that greatly improves protections for immigrant families. We thank the Biden Administration for confirming in the final rule that eligible immigrant … [Read more...] about Final Public Charge Rule Greatly Improves Protections for Immigrant Families
Home Health Comments 2023
August 5, 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1766-P, P.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013 Submitted electronically to: https://www.regulations.gov Re: File … [Read more...] about Home Health Comments 2023
CMA Alert | February 24, 2022
What Happened to Harm and Jeopardy Deficiencies Cited – and Penalties Imposed – at Nursing Facilities? In a related CMA Alert, the Center for Medicare Advocacy discussed the 50 nursing home decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges in 2020, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 24, 2022
CT Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and CMA Launch Innovative Partnership with First Virtual Educational Session
Connecticut nursing home residents, family members, and caregivers attended the first virtual education session held as a collaborative effort between the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the CT Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program this week. The goal of … [Read more...] about CT Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and CMA Launch Innovative Partnership with First Virtual Educational Session
Home Health Webinar Q & A
January 2022 The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to share the following information based on questions that were received from the January 12, 2022 webinar on Medicare coverage of home health services. Recordings of that webinar and … [Read more...] about Home Health Webinar Q & A