Congressman Joe Courtney (D, CT) and a bipartisan group of colleagues reintroduce Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023, H.R. 5138, a bill to ensure that patients qualify for post-hospital Medicare-covered care in a skilled nursing … [Read more...] about Congressman Joe Courtney and Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Observation Status Bill
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Two Cases Involving Centers Health Care, a New York State Nursing Home Chain
Nursing home owners and operators and their trade associations argue that they need more money to provide care to residents. Litigation against and by Centers Health Care, a New York State-based nursing home chain, shows a different story: how much … [Read more...] about Two Cases Involving Centers Health Care, a New York State Nursing Home Chain
Paycheck Protection Program: A Massive Windfall for Nursing Facilities?
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to make loans to employers to keep workers employed during the pandemic … [Read more...] about Paycheck Protection Program: A Massive Windfall for Nursing Facilities?
Policymakers Must Address Medicare Advantage Abuses
As highlighted last week in our CMA Alert, on July 27 the Center for Medicare Advocacy joined Be A Hero, Members of Congress, beneficiaries, and other advocates, at a rally at the U.S Capitol to underscore the harm Medicare Advantage (MA) is … [Read more...] about Policymakers Must Address Medicare Advantage Abuses
AHCA Should Support Nurse Staffing Ratios to Improve Care for Residents
For the second time in two weeks, American Health Care Association (AHCA) President and CEO Mark Parkinson has asked President Joe Biden to abandon the cornerstone of his 2022 nursing home reform agenda – establishing a minimum nurse staffing … [Read more...] about AHCA Should Support Nurse Staffing Ratios to Improve Care for Residents
CMS Revises Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility “Review Choice Demonstration” – Confirming Individual Assessments Must be Used to Adjudicate Claims
The Steering Committee of the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (“CPR”), a coalition of 57 organizations that advocate for policies to ensure access to rehabilitative care so that individuals can regain and/or maintain the maximum level of health … [Read more...] about CMS Revises Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility “Review Choice Demonstration” – Confirming Individual Assessments Must be Used to Adjudicate Claims
Highlighting the Harms of Medicare Advantage: Advocates and Members of Congress Rally to Support Real Medicare
On July 25, the Center for Medicare Advocacy joined other advocates and members of Congress at a rally and press conference in Washington, DC highlighting harm caused by private Medicare Advantage plans, including wrongful delays and denials of care. … [Read more...] about Highlighting the Harms of Medicare Advantage: Advocates and Members of Congress Rally to Support Real Medicare
National Nursing Home Trade Associations Escalate Attacks on Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Facilities
With increasingly overheated rhetoric, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) explicitly asks President Biden to abandon his commitment to enacting meaningful nurse staffing ratios for nursing facilities. LeadingAge’s “Get Real on Ratios” would … [Read more...] about National Nursing Home Trade Associations Escalate Attacks on Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Facilities
Sufficient Nursing Facility Staffing Saves Lives, Insufficient Staffing Harms and Kills
4.1 Hours of Nursing Care Per Resident Day Are the Bare MinimumAnalyses of nurse staffing levels at nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic find – what all studies of staffing have consistently found for decades – higher staffing levels … [Read more...] about Sufficient Nursing Facility Staffing Saves Lives, Insufficient Staffing Harms and Kills
Media Advisory: Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to Call for an End to Wrongful Delays and Denials
For Immediate Release:7/20/23Contacts: Claire Sandberg, claire@beaherofund.com, 646-641-6431Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org, 240-342-4301Media Advisory: Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to … [Read more...] about Media Advisory: Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to Call for an End to Wrongful Delays and Denials