This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their reports on the performance of the exchanges and individual health insurance market. These reports include the Early 2018 Effectuated Enrollment Snapshot, Exchange Trends … [Read more...] about Health Care Sabotage: Impact of Sabotage on the Exchanges
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Eighth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the most significant piece of healthcare legislation since Medicare was enacted in 1965. Like Medicare, the ACA provides security, peace of mind and comprehensive coverage for … [Read more...] about Eighth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Health Care Sabotage Continues
Throughout 2017 we called on the Administration to stop undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and protect the care of millions of consumers in need of quality coverage. We highlighted the Administration’s actions cutting the ACA enrollment … [Read more...] about Health Care Sabotage Continues
CMA Alert – Tax Cuts will Hurt, Not Help; Sherman Fairness Hearing Set; “Homebound” Settlement Objections Due; More
Words Matter. Tax Cuts Will Hurt, Not Help America Final Week in Health Care Sabotage – 2017 ACA Open Enrollment Over in Most States Social Isolation Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Reminder: Objections to "Homebound" … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Tax Cuts will Hurt, Not Help; Sherman Fairness Hearing Set; “Homebound” Settlement Objections Due; More
Alert – Tax Cut Harm Just Got Worse; This Week in Sabotage; CMS Pushing MA Plans; SNF Deregulation
Tax Cut Bill Just Got Worse. Health Care at Risk. This Week in Sabotage CMS Steering to Medicare Advantage Administration And Nursing Home Industry: Lockstep in Deregulating Nursing Facilities & Reducing Resident ProtectionsTax Cut … [Read more...] about Alert – Tax Cut Harm Just Got Worse; This Week in Sabotage; CMS Pushing MA Plans; SNF Deregulation
CMA Alert, October 18, 2017 – Nursing Home Rights Roundup; ACA Stabilization; More
This Week in ACA Sabotage Bipartisan Agreement on ACA Stabilization Package Nursing Home Rights Roundup CMS Signals End of Campaign to Reduce Unnecessary Use of Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes; Claim of Success is Grossly … [Read more...] about CMA Alert, October 18, 2017 – Nursing Home Rights Roundup; ACA Stabilization; More
CMA Alert – Joint Replacement Model Undermines Care; OTC Hearing Aids Legislation Passed; More
Care is Compromised Under CMS’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model: A Case In Point Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act Signed into Law Severe Harm if ACA Cost-Sharing Payments EndCare is Compromised Under … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Joint Replacement Model Undermines Care; OTC Hearing Aids Legislation Passed; More
CMA Alert – Critical Issue Roundup: MA Overpayment; HH Payment; Observation; More
Former CMS Administrator Comments on Medicare Advantage Overpayments Proposed Home Health Rules – Payments Drive Delivery of Care, Harming Beneficiaries Observation Status Harms Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Poll: Americans Favor … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Critical Issue Roundup: MA Overpayment; HH Payment; Observation; More
Health Repeal Myths & Facts: The Fight Continues
Congress is on recess, but we can’t be – the health care repeal debate continues! In their home states and through tough, ongoing negotiations, Senators are making up their minds about the future of the ACA, Medicaid, and … [Read more...] about Health Repeal Myths & Facts: The Fight Continues
The Affordable Care Act in 2017: Myths and Facts
Facts should be key to participating in the debate about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its future. To help separate what is true from what is often stated, we offer the following Myths and Facts. ACA Myths ACA … [Read more...] about The Affordable Care Act in 2017: Myths and Facts