The Center for Medicare Advocacy thanks everyone who helped make the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit a tremendous success on April 20th during a historic week for caregiving. We are grateful for the Summit’s inspiring presenters, … [Read more...] about Thank You for Making the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit a success
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Be A Hero Joins the Fight for a Strong Traditional Medicare Program
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is grateful to our colleague Ady Barkan for participating in our 10th annual National Voices of Medicare Summit. His Be a Hero organization is concerned about the various problems with, and costs of, private Medicare … [Read more...] about Be A Hero Joins the Fight for a Strong Traditional Medicare Program
CMS FAQs on Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On April 26, 2023 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released information in planning for the end of the Public Health Emergency. The FAQs on CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 PHE will help beneficiaries and … [Read more...] about CMS FAQs on Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Center for Medicare Advocacy Opposes Work Requirements for Medicaid and Other Programs for People in Need
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 2811, which includes proposals that would be harmful to a number of public programs in exchange for lifting the Debt Ceiling. This includes misguided work requirements for … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Opposes Work Requirements for Medicaid and Other Programs for People in Need
CMS Proposes Updates to Medicare Part A Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS) proposed annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, published at 88 Federal Register 21316 (Apr. 10, 2023), includes a number of significant changes to … [Read more...] about CMS Proposes Updates to Medicare Part A Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Inspector General Audit: Care Compare Did Not Accurately Report Deficiencies at Two-Thirds of Nursing Facilities
Using a random sample of 100 nursing facilities, identified as of August 2020, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports in CMS Did Not Accurately Report on Care Compare One or More Deficiencies Related to Health, Fire Safety, and Emergency … [Read more...] about Inspector General Audit: Care Compare Did Not Accurately Report Deficiencies at Two-Thirds of Nursing Facilities
Investigation Finds Some California Nursing Facilities Experienced “Substantial Increase” in Profits
Although nursing home admission and occupancy rates declined in California nursing facilities between 2019 and 2020, a clinical investigation of data from 828 nursing facilities in 2019 and 887 nursing facilities in 2020 finds that “Some but not all … [Read more...] about Investigation Finds Some California Nursing Facilities Experienced “Substantial Increase” in Profits
Is the Nursing Home Industry Irrevocably Changed?
The nursing home industry, as we know it today, is diminished and may be disappearing. Starting before the pandemic, nursing home utilization was declining. Plante Moran, an accounting and business consulting firm, reports a 32% decline in … [Read more...] about Is the Nursing Home Industry Irrevocably Changed?
Federal District Court Denies Nursing Home Chain’s Motion to Dismiss Federal Government’s “Worthless Services” Case
In June 2022, the Department of Justice sued American Health Foundation, Inc., subsidiaries, and three nursing facilities (Cheltenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pennsylvania, The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place in Ohio, and Samaritan Care … [Read more...] about Federal District Court Denies Nursing Home Chain’s Motion to Dismiss Federal Government’s “Worthless Services” Case
New Article: Private Equity and Nursing Homes
In “Private Equity and Nursing Home Care: What Policies Can Be Adopted to Address the Growing Problems,” published in The Gerontological Society of America’s Public Policy & Aging Report, Charlene Harrington and Center for Medicare Advocacy … [Read more...] about New Article: Private Equity and Nursing Homes