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Home Health

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

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

79 Organizations Call on CMS and ACL to Ensure Access to Medicare-Covered Home Health Care

Today, the Center for Medicare Advocacy sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) asking the agencies to ensure that the current Medicare law’s scope of home health … [Read more...] about 79 Organizations Call on CMS and ACL to Ensure Access to Medicare-Covered Home Health Care

New Factsheet | Medicare Home Health Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius

Medicare home health coverage can be a crucial resource for individuals with long-term or chronic conditions who continue to reside in their homes. Beneficiaries who meet the qualifying criteria are eligible for home health coverage if the skilled … [Read more...] about New Factsheet | Medicare Home Health Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius

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