Alliance Issue Brief

Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. 1. UPCOMING ANNUAL COORDINATED ELECTION PERIOD (ACEP) Overview The Annual Coordinated Election Period … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – September 2019 – Upcoming Annual Coordinated Election Period (ACEP) & Other Issues

1. UPDATES on the BENES Act and PART D LEGISLATION Guest Speaker:  Lindsey Copeland from the Medicare Rights Center Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S. 1280/H.R. 2477) Medicare Rights Center … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – July 2019 – Legislative Updates, Rollback of Nursing Home Oversight & other Issues

1. MEDICARE & ORAL HEALTH UPDATES Medically Necessary Coverage The Center for Medicare Advocacy has long advocated for coverage of medically necessary oral health care, which is currently supported by the Medicare statue, but is, … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – May 2019 – Medicare Oral Health Coverage & Other Issues

1. MEDICARE EDUCATION & OUTREACH At a February 8, 2019 meeting of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Medicare Education Program (NMEP), the agency released information about the 2018 Annual Coordinated Election … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2019 – Medicare Education & Outreach, and Other Issues

Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. ACCESS TO CARE    Home Health Between April 2017 and October 2018, the Center completed the … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2019 – Medicare Advocacy: Highlights from 2018 and Looking Forward in 2019

Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. BETTER ADVANCE CARE LEGAL COUNSELING   Presented by American Bar Association Commission on Law … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2018 – Special Presentation – Better Advance Care Legal Counseling, and Other Items

Disclaimer: the views expressed in this Issue Brief and during the Alliance call are solely those of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. RECENT CHANGES IN LAW, REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND PART D CMA Special … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – September 2018 – CMA Special Report on Part D Changes, and Other Issues

MEDICARE HOT TOPICS[1] ORAL HEALTH UPDATE On July 19, 2018 the Center issued the following press release: July 19, 2018 – Washington, DC – The Center for Medicare Advocacy, along with a diverse group of partners, released a white paper, … [Read more...] about July 2018 – Medicare Hot Topics

RECENT POLICY CHANGES RELATING TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE The first few months of 2018 have seen a number of changes in law, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance that impact the Medicare program, particularly Part C, known as Medicare Advantage … [Read more...] about May 2018 – Recent Policy Changes Relating to Medicare Advantage & Other Issues

FEDERAL UPDATE Federal Budget & Omnibus Bill On February 9, 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was signed into law.  While the Budget Act included a number of permanent provisions, including those discussed below, it only … [Read more...] about March 2018 – Tipping the Scales Toward Medicare Advantage & Other Issues