Commonwealth Fund Issues Series of Articles Addressing Medicare’s Fiscal Solvency - Introductory Statement by Marilyn MoonIt’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility CoverageCenter for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 11, 2021
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It’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it limited coverage in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) under Part A to beneficiaries who had been inpatients in an acute care hospital for at least three consecutive days before their discharge to a SNF.[1] The … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
CMA Alert | January 28, 2021
Expanded Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage During the Covid-19 PandemicSpeech Generating Devices: Beneficiary Voices Silenced Once Again by CMSWays and Means Report Highlights National InequitiesFree Webinar - Medicare & Health Care … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | January 28, 2021
Speech Generating Devices: Beneficiary Voices Silenced Once Again by CMS
Medicare coverage of speech generating devices (SGDs) has historically fallen victim to unintended consequences for beneficiaries who need an SGD to communicate. Most recently, it literally took two Acts of Congress to remove barriers to SGD coverage … [Read more...] about Speech Generating Devices: Beneficiary Voices Silenced Once Again by CMS
CMA Alert | December 10, 2020
Welcome News: Xavier Becerra Nominated as Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCenter for Medicare Advocacy Comments on Harmful Proposed Rule that Would Automatically Expire Regulations Governing Medicare and Other Important ProgramsCMS Replaces all … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | December 10, 2020
CMA Alert | November 12, 2020
Medicare Cost-Sharing Announced for 2021Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Affordable Care ActInfection Control Surveys In Nursing Facilities: As Deaths Soar, CMS Reports Few Deficiencies, Primarily “No Harm”Recent Rules and Guidance Address … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 12, 2020
Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court heard argument on November 10th in the lawsuit seeking a full dismantling of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The case was brought by Texas and several other states, with the support of the current Administration.The Center for … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Affordable Care Act
CMA Alert | November 11, 2020
Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme CourtMembers of Congress Write CMS Urging Restoration of Nurse Aide Training Requirements for Nursing FacilitiesNursing Facilities and COVID: Staffing MattersPolicy – Medicare’s … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | November 11, 2020
Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
In five days, on November 10, the Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in California v. Texas. This ongoing litigation challenges the ACA’s individual mandate, but raises questions about … [Read more...] about Five Days until the Affordable Care Act is in Front of the Supreme Court
CMA Alert | October 29, 2020
Dismantling the Affordable Care Act Would Harm Medicare and Medicare Beneficiaries: Spotlight on Medicare’s Financial StabilityProvider Relief Funds: Care for Patients or Boosting Provider Revenues?Utah’s Crisis Standards of Care: Discriminatory … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | October 29, 2020