Final Rule for Medicare Parts C and D Includes Weakened Standards for Medicare Advantage Networks CMS Rule: Nursing Facilities Must Report Covid-19 Data to CDC, Residents, Families and Representatives Government Appeals “Observation Status” Court … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 28, 2020
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CMA Alert | May 21, 2020
State Attorneys General Open Criminal Investigations of Nursing Facilities in Light of the Pandemic; For Regulatory Agencies, Business As Usual GAO on Infection Control Deficiencies in Nursing Facilities Before Covid-19 Pandemic: “Widespread,” … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 21, 2020
CMA Alert – May 14, 2020
New Center for Medicare Advocacy Report - Nursing Home Industry Seeks Immunity During COVID Crisis; States Are Obliging Medicare Covers Maintenance Therapy – Therapist Assistants Can Provide It Case Study: Medicare Advantage and … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – May 14, 2020
CMA Alert – May 7, 2020
Reflections on the 7th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture COVID-19 Updates to Medicare Enrollment and Emerging Social Security Office Efficiencies to Process Changes for Beneficiaries CMA Special Report … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – May 7, 2020
CMA Alert – April 30, 2020
Medicare Trustees Report: Projections Similar to Last Year, and Savings Are Available Decisive Win for Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court Rules Sabotage Attempt Illegal UPDATED - COVID-19: An Advocates Guide to Medicare Changes Free Webinar: … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 30, 2020
CMA Alert – April 23, 2020
COVID Updates (April 23, 2020) CMS to Require Transparency Regarding Coronavirus in Nursing Facilities Register for the VIRTUAL National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture - April 30, 2020 COVID Updates (April 23, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 23, 2020
CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
Federal District Court in Arkansas Upholds Federal Rule Authorizing Arbitration Requirements in Nursing Home Contracts Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights for Some Observation Status Patients: More Advocacy is Needed Elder Justice Newsletter, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 16, 2020
CMA Alert – April 9, 2020
Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage, Discharges, and Transfers During the COVID Crisis CDC’s Report on Coronavirus in a Seattle Nursing Facility: What it Tells Us About Staffing Problems Nationwide; What We Must Do to Address Lessons … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 9, 2020
CMA Alert – April 2, 2020
Medicare-Related COVID-19 Update - Legislative & Policy Changes (April 2, 2020) Hospitals Should Discharge Patients with Coronavirus Only to Qualified Nursing Homes HHS Reiterates Prohibitions On Discrimination In the Face of COVID-19 Care … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – April 2, 2020
CMA Alert – March 26, 2020
COVID-19 Updates - 3/26/2020 Federal Court Orders Appeal Rights on “Observation Status” Issue for Certain Medicare Hospital Patients CMS Temporarily Waives Medicare Access Barriers for Skilled Nursing Facility Care New Guidance On Nursing Home … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – March 26, 2020