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Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage is Available for Speech Language Pathology (“Speech Therapy”/”SLP”) to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

The key to coverage is whether the individual requires a skilled provider to ensure the services are safe and effective, not whether improvement is expected. (And the individual meets other Medicare home health qualifying criteria: is homebound and … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage is Available for Speech Language Pathology (“Speech Therapy”/”SLP”) to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

New Resources | A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare

As Congress debates huge cuts to Medicaid in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, it’s critical for policymakers and advocates to understand the impacts these cuts would have on people who rely on Medicare.The Center for Medicare Advocacy, … [Read more...] about New Resources | A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare

Issue Brief | Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Nursing Home Residents

Medicaid is the primary payer for nursing home care. Medicaid pays directly for residents’ care and provides financial support that enables many residents to use their Medicare benefit as well. The budget resolution passed by the House of … [Read more...] about Issue Brief | Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Nursing Home Residents

Center Supports Free Preventive Care and Prescription Drug Negotiation

This week the Center for Medicare Advocacy joined two amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs in litigation of importance to older adults and people with disabilities.In Kennedy v. Braidwood, CMA joined members of the Chronic Illness and … [Read more...] about Center Supports Free Preventive Care and Prescription Drug Negotiation

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