On Monday, twenty State Attorney’s General, led by Texas and Wisconsin, announced another lawsuit to sue the federal government over the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The suit focuses on the individual mandate penalty that Congress repealed in … [Read more...] about A Big Week In Health Care Sabotage
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Medicare Home Health Highlight
Home health access problems have ebbed and flowed over the years, depending on the reigning payment mechanisms, systemic pressures, and misinformation about Medicare home health coverage. Regrettably, as we’ve been reporting, access … [Read more...] about Medicare Home Health Highlight
Hospitalists Continue to Oppose Observation Status and Call for Significant Change
Patients in “outpatient” observation status often receive care in acute care hospitals that is indistinguishable from the care patients receive when they are formally admitted to hospitals as inpatients.[1] Nevertheless, the … [Read more...] about Hospitalists Continue to Oppose Observation Status and Call for Significant Change
Congress DID Repeal Outpatient Therapy Caps Despite Lack of Information on Medicare.gov
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 became law on February 9, 2018. The Act repealed the Medicare outpatient therapy caps, which functioned as a barrier to care for those receiving outpatient therapy services. Section 50202 of the Act, “Repeal of … [Read more...] about Congress DID Repeal Outpatient Therapy Caps Despite Lack of Information on Medicare.gov
This Week in Healthcare Sabotage
Earlier this week the Trump Administration issued proposed rules to allow the sale of junk health insurance plans that won’t have to comply with Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage rules or protections. Under the Administration rule, insurers … [Read more...] about This Week in Healthcare Sabotage
Latest Nursing Home Rights Issue Alert
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC), in partnership with the Center for Medicare Advocacy, publishes monthly Issue Alerts on the rights of nursing home residents. These Issue Alerts focus on specific standards of care that nursing homes … [Read more...] about Latest Nursing Home Rights Issue Alert
Medicare Home Health Highlight
Home health access problems have ebbed and flowed over the years, depending on the reigning payment mechanisms, systemic pressures, and misinformation about Medicare home health coverage. Regrettably, as we’ve been reporting, it seems … [Read more...] about Medicare Home Health Highlight
House Passes Bill Jeopardizing Civil Rights of Individuals with Disabilities
On February 15, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act (HR 620), which would undermine the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by shifting the burden of compliance with the ADA away from businesses and onto … [Read more...] about House Passes Bill Jeopardizing Civil Rights of Individuals with Disabilities
Toolkit: Medicare Home Health Coverage & Jimmo v. Sebelius
Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 11-cv-17 (D. VT), is a nationwide class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who received care in skilled nursing facilities, home health care, and outpatient therapy and who were denied Medicare coverage … [Read more...] about Toolkit: Medicare Home Health Coverage & Jimmo v. Sebelius
Health Care Sabotage Continues
The fiscal year 2019 budget released this week couldn’t make the Administration’s priorities and values any clearer. The Budget seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with something similar to the failed … [Read more...] about Health Care Sabotage Continues