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
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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
CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
August 5, 2021Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1747-PP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013Submitted electronically to: http://www.regulations.govRe: File Code … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on CY 2022 HH Prospective Payment System & More
New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet – Focus on Home Health Aides
Medicare home health coverage can be an important resource for Medicare beneficiaries who need health care at home. When properly implemented, the Medicare home health benefit provides coverage for an array of skilled and nonskilled services, all of … [Read more...] about New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet – Focus on Home Health Aides
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
Shrinking Medicare Home Health Coverage: It’s Time to Act
62 million older Americans and people with disabilities rely on Medicare to finance their health care. For this large segment of the population, when Medicare coverage is unavailable or denied, access to health care is also often … [Read more...] about Shrinking Medicare Home Health Coverage: It’s Time to Act
Issue Brief | Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts with the Law
Medicare home health coverage can be an important resource for Medicare beneficiaries who need health care at home. When properly implemented, the Medicare home health benefit provides coverage for a constellation of skilled and nonskilled services, … [Read more...] about Issue Brief | Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts with the Law
CMS Plans to Expand Program that Interferes with Patient Access to Medicare Covered Home Health Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced plans to expand a Medicare home health program model that discriminates against people with longer term and chronic impairments whose conditions are not improving. It significantly … [Read more...] about CMS Plans to Expand Program that Interferes with Patient Access to Medicare Covered Home Health Care
Comments Submitted Regarding Medicare Home Health Proposed Rule for 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about the Calendar Year 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; and Home … [Read more...] about Comments Submitted Regarding Medicare Home Health Proposed Rule for 2021