Heath Affairs Blog recently posted a two-part series by Drs. Richard Gilfillan and Donald Berwick, former Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), … [Read more...] about Health Affairs Blog Highlight How the Medicare “Money Machine” Draws Medicare Advantage Plans and Investors into Direct Contracting Demonstrations
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CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
August 5, 2021Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1747-PP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.govRe: File Code … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
CMA Alert | July 8, 2021
Medicare Team Now Complete – Time to Improve the Program for BeneficiariesThis week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Dr. Meena Seshamani’s appointment as Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare. … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 8, 2021
Medicare Team Now Complete – Time to Improve the Program for Beneficiaries
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Dr. Meena Seshamani’s appointment as Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare. Dr. Seshamani joins CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and Health & … [Read more...] about Medicare Team Now Complete – Time to Improve the Program for Beneficiaries
CMA Alert | June 24, 2021
Jimmo Implementation Council Meeting | June 16, 2021The Center for Medicare Advocacy, with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts for the third Jimmo Council meeting on June 16, 2021. … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | June 24, 2021
Jimmo Implementation Council Meeting | June 16, 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts for the third Jimmo Council meeting on June 16, 2021. The meeting, led by the Center’s Executive Director Judy … [Read more...] about Jimmo Implementation Council Meeting | June 16, 2021
CMA Alert – June 3, 2021
79 Organizations Call on CMS and ACL to Ensure Access to Medicare-Covered Home Health CareToday, the Center for Medicare Advocacy sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Community Living … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – June 3, 2021
CMA Alert | May 27, 2021
New Factsheet: Medicare Home Health Coverage and Jimmo v. SebeliusMedicare home health coverage can be a crucial resource for individuals with long-term or chronic conditions who continue to reside in their homes. Beneficiaries who meet the … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 27, 2021
Issue Brief – May 2021 – Health Care Reform, Medicare Fiscal Solvency & Other Issues
LITIGATION UPDATEAffordable Care Act CaseCalifornia v. Texas is the lawsuit brought by several states that seeks to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2019, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled that the ACA’s … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – May 2021 – Health Care Reform, Medicare Fiscal Solvency & Other Issues
Issue Brief – March 2021 – Nursing Homes & COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Other Issues
I. NURSING FACILITY UPDATESReport: Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic On February 18, 2021, the Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report – Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2021 – Nursing Homes & COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Other Issues