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December 2013 – Improvement Standard Update: CMS Issues Manual Provisions Pursuant to Jimmo, and Other Issues
1. PRESENTATION: CMS MANUAL PROVISIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE JIMMO SETTLEMENTThe Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to announce that the Medicare Policy Manuals have been revised pursuant to the Jimmo vs. Sebelius Settlement. … [Read more...] about December 2013 – Improvement Standard Update: CMS Issues Manual Provisions Pursuant to Jimmo, and Other Issues
December 2013 – IMPROVEMENT STANDARD UPDATE: CMS ISSUES MANUAL PROVISIONS PURSUANT TO JIMMO AND OTHER ISSUES
Monday, December 16, 2013 – 2:00 P.M., Eastern TimeCall-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266Pass Code: 9874704NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone. This frees up lines and holds … [Read more...] about December 2013 – IMPROVEMENT STANDARD UPDATE: CMS ISSUES MANUAL PROVISIONS PURSUANT TO JIMMO AND OTHER ISSUES
New CMS Rules Do NOT Change Requirement for 3-Day Qualifying Inpatient Hospital Stay
The Center for Medicare Advocacy has heard that some Medicare beneficiaries believe that new federal rules authorize Medicare to pay for their nursing home care if they are inpatients in a hospital for two midnights. This belief is NOT … [Read more...] about New CMS Rules Do NOT Change Requirement for 3-Day Qualifying Inpatient Hospital Stay
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Three: Recommendations
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, a Report in three Parts, looks at Survey and Certification deficiency citations for antipsychotic drug use in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) from two … [Read more...] about Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Three: Recommendations
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Two: How Surveyors Describe How, When, and Why They Cite Antipsychotic Drug Deficiencies (Note: Nearly 200 pages)
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, a Report in three Parts, looks at antipsychotic drug use in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) from two perspectives. First, it analyzes the antipsychotic drug … [Read more...] about Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Two: How Surveyors Describe How, When, and Why They Cite Antipsychotic Drug Deficiencies (Note: Nearly 200 pages)
October, 2013 – Medicare Annual Election Period, and the ACA Marketplace and Other Issues
Call-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266 Pass Code: 9874704NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone. This frees up lines and holds down costs. Please ensure your line is on MUTE for the duration of … [Read more...] about October, 2013 – Medicare Annual Election Period, and the ACA Marketplace and Other Issues
October, 2013 – Medicare Annual Election period, and the ACA Marketplaces and Other Issues
1. PRESENTATION: MEDICARE ANNUAL ELECTION PERIOD & THE MARKETPLACESMedicare Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) – 10/15/13 – 12/7/13 During the Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) people with … [Read more...] about October, 2013 – Medicare Annual Election period, and the ACA Marketplaces and Other Issues
Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals
August 19, 2013Senate Finance Committee House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means United States CongressSubmitted electronically to: postacutecarereform@finance.senate.gov and postacutecarereform@mail.house.govRe: Comments … [Read more...] about Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals
Senate Hearing on Oversight of Recovery Audit Contractors: Center’s Statement Regarding Beneficiary Impact
PROGRAM INTEGRITY: OVERSIGHT OF RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTORSUnited States Senate Committee on Finance Hearing June 25, 2013Statement Submitted by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.The Senate Finance Committee’s June 25 hearing … [Read more...] about Senate Hearing on Oversight of Recovery Audit Contractors: Center’s Statement Regarding Beneficiary Impact