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Home Health

Senate Finance Committee Confirms Medicare Home Health Coverage Can Be Long-Term

At a September 19, 2023 hearing, held by the Subcommittee on Health Care of the Senate Finance Committee and entitled “Aging in Place: The Vital Role of Home Health and Access to Care,” Subcommittee Chair Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D – MD) confirmed … [Read more...] about Senate Finance Committee Confirms Medicare Home Health Coverage Can Be Long-Term

Make Your Voices Heard! Please Respond to CMS Request for Information About the Importance of Home Health Aides

CMS has provided an important opportunity for beneficiaries, and their advocates, to convey experiences and concerns about the devastating lack of access to Medicare-covered home health aides, especially for individuals living with chronic and … [Read more...] about Make Your Voices Heard! Please Respond to CMS Request for Information About the Importance of Home Health Aides

Study: People with Dementia Receive Less Home Health and Hospice Care in Their Final Months

According to a recent study, people suffering from dementia   receive less health care in their last months of life – particularly home health and hospice – than people without dementia who have terminal illnesses. Researchers at RTI International, a … [Read more...] about Study: People with Dementia Receive Less Home Health and Hospice Care in Their Final Months

Meet One of the Named Plaintiffs in the Center’s Home Health Aide Lawsuit

This week, Katherine Vaczi, one of the named plaintiffs in Johnson v. Becerra, was featured in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ms. Vaczi, 81, has used a wheelchair since she sustained a spinal cord injury at age 23. She requires the services … [Read more...] about Meet One of the Named Plaintiffs in the Center’s Home Health Aide Lawsuit

Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care

Washington, DC: After years of fruitless efforts to ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive Medicare-covered home health care in general, and aide services in particular, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) filed a lawsuit today … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Sues on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries Seeking Fair Access to Home Health Care

CMS’s Home Health Care Proposed Rule Would Allow Medicare-Covered Services to Become Less Accessible for More Patients

The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to CMS’s Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Care Proposed Rule. The Center’s comments focused on: Continuing … [Read more...] about CMS’s Home Health Care Proposed Rule Would Allow Medicare-Covered Services to Become Less Accessible for More Patients

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