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
Home Health
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
Home Health Comments 2023
August 5, 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1766-P, P.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013 Submitted electronically to: https://www.regulations.gov Re: File … [Read more...] about Home Health Comments 2023
Center for Medicare Advocacy Contributes to Report on the Medicare Home Health Benefit
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report titled “Optimizing the Medicare Home Health Benefit to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Disparities” available here. With support from the Commonwealth Fund, the Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Contributes to Report on the Medicare Home Health Benefit
New Resource | Home Health FAQs
Do you need practical information and resources on Medicare’s home health benefit? The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to share the following Home Health Frequently Asked Questions based on inquiries we have received about this … [Read more...] about New Resource | Home Health FAQs
Home Health Webinar Q & A
January 2022 The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pleased to share the following information based on questions that were received from the January 12, 2022 webinar on Medicare coverage of home health services. Recordings of that webinar and … [Read more...] about Home Health Webinar Q & A
CMA Home Health Survey | Medicare Beneficiaries Likely Misinformed and Underserved
Home health services as authorized by Medicare law, regulations, and policies[1] are too often unavailable in practice. For example, for patients who meet qualifying criteria, Medicare law authorizes up to 28 to 35 hours a week of home health aide … [Read more...] about CMA Home Health Survey | Medicare Beneficiaries Likely Misinformed and Underserved
Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rules That Would Diminish Access to Medicare Home Health Care
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has prepared comments about Medicare-covered home health services in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Our comments can be found at: … [Read more...] about Center Responds to CMS Proposed Rules That Would Diminish Access to Medicare Home Health Care