The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased that oral health in Medicare is gaining attention and focus, as evidenced by the number of Congressional bills introduced this year that would add dental benefits to the Medicare program. Among them are the … [Read more...] about Support for Medicare Oral Health Benefits
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CMA Alert – November 7, 2019
Medicare Enrollment Problems Persist Medicare’s New Skilled Nursing Facility Payment System Alters Access to Care Poorly Performing Skilled Nursing Facilities: What Happens to Them? Latest Edition - Elder Justice: What “No Harm” Really Means … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – November 7, 2019
CMA Alert – October 31, 2019
Potential Impacts of New Medicare Payment Models On Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Care CMS Extends “Equitable Relief” from Part B Late Enrollment Penalties for People Moving from ACA Marketplace Plans to Medicare Free Webinar: … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 31, 2019
CMA Alert – October 24, 2019
Medicare Enrollment and Medicare Advantage Updates CMS Administrator Seema Verma Testifies on Health Care Sabotage Before House Subcommittee Center Attorneys Participate in Oral Health Convening and Advocacy Day Nursing Home Compare’s Abuse … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 24, 2019
CMA Alert – October 17, 2019
Center for Medicare Advocacy Board President Judith Feder Testifies at Drug Pricing Hearing Administration’s “Public Charge” Rule [Temporarily?] Blocked Drug Company Sued Over Kickbacks for Off-Label Marketing of Psychotropic Drug for Nursing … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 17, 2019
CMA Alert – October 10, 2019
Center for Medicare Advocacy Analysis of President's Medicare Advantage Executive Order: Among Vague Language and Proposals, Real Harm to Medicare Beneficiaries Nursing Home Residents and Therapy Under The New Medicare Reimbursement System … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 10, 2019
CMA Alert – October 3, 2019
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Concerned about Medicare Advantage Network Provider Terminations in the State House Companion to Part D Extra Help Bill Introduced The Patient Driven Payment Model is Here - What Does It Mean for … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – October 3, 2019
CMA Alert – September 26, 2019
Medicare Plan Finder Pending Additional Updates; Concerns Remain Speaker Pelosi Unveils Bill Authorizing Negotiation of Drug Prices and Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 26, 2019
CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
Senator Brown Leads Charge for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans Health Care Sabotage Takes its Toll Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards Rule … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 19, 2019
CMA Alert – September 12, 2019
Medicare & You 2020 – Better Than Draft, But Room for Improvement More People Went Without Health Insurance in United States in 2018 Administrator Verma’s Tweet Sparks Support for Addressing Observation Status Proposed Home Health Rules … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – September 12, 2019