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Congress Begins Debate About Adding Dental, Hearing and Vision Benefits to Medicare – Now is the Time to ActCongress is poised to strengthen our country’s safety net, including adding critical benefits to the Medicare program. Today, the House … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | September 9, 2021

Medicare is at a Crossroads – Time to Dispel Myths Hindering an Historic Expansion of BenefitsCongress is in the midst of putting together an historic legislative package that would expand and strengthen our country’s safety net in a number of … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | September 2, 2021

Nursing Home Residents Have Private Right of Action to Enforce the Nursing Home Reform Law Against Publicly-Owned FacilitiesIn Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, et al, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 26, 2021

Report Examines High Spending on Medicare Advantage PlansThis week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report entitled “Higher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare's Solvency and Affordability … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 19, 2021

Congress Sets the Stage for Important Medicare ImprovementsEarlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, followed by a party-line approval of a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for a reconciliation bill.  … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 12, 2021

Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rules That Would Diminish Access to Medicare Home Health CareThe Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has prepared comments about Medicare-covered home health services in response to the Centers for Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | August 5, 2021

Celebrating Medicare’s 56th Anniversary and Its Leadership in Advancing Health EquityThe Center for Medicare Advocacy’s mission includes advancing equitable access to quality health care. We ground our policy proposals and advocacy in health … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 29, 2021

Advocates Call on Congress to Improve MedicareOn July 20, 2021, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and nine other organizations sent a letter to Congress and the Biden Administration, urging them to move forward with improvements to the Medicare … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 22, 2021

Remembering John LewisAs Congress discusses historic legislation to improve Medicare and access to health care for all, we remember a titan of health care and equity, Rep. John Lewis, as this weekend marks the anniversary of his passing. Often … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 15, 2021

Medicare Team Now Complete – Time to Improve the Program for BeneficiariesThis week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Dr. Meena Seshamani’s appointment as Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare. … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | July 8, 2021