All Competitive Bid Program Contracts Ended on December 31, 2018.What Beneficiaries Should Know:Equipment in process under the 13 month capped rental program should continue “business as usual”. While providers who do not … [Read more...] about Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Updates
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There’s Still Time to Go Back to Traditional Medicare or Change MA Plans
Annual Enrollment has ended, but the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period, allowing plan changes or a return to traditional Medicare continues through March 31 - Make sure you are fully informed about the Medicare that is right for … [Read more...] about There’s Still Time to Go Back to Traditional Medicare or Change MA Plans
Improve and Expand Medicare: Oral Health
Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations for Medicare, now and in the future, is the need to expand and Improve Medicare for all current and future … [Read more...] about Improve and Expand Medicare: Oral Health
Center for Medicare Advocacy is Honored to Welcome Judith Feder, Ph.D as President of our Board of Directors
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is thrilled to announce that Judy Feder has been elected President of our Board of Directors.Ms. Feder is a professor of public policy and, from 1999 to 2008, served as dean of what is now the McCourt School of … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy is Honored to Welcome Judith Feder, Ph.D as President of our Board of Directors
Registered Nurses Are the Key to Reducing Hospital Readmissions of Nursing Home Residents
States Whose Nursing Facilities Employ Few Registered Nurses Are More Likely To Be Penalized for Readmissions of Their Residents to HospitalsIn 2014, as part of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Congress created the Skilled Nursing Facility … [Read more...] about Registered Nurses Are the Key to Reducing Hospital Readmissions of Nursing Home Residents
Hot off the Press: 2019 Medicare Handbook
The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s comprehensive Medicare Handbook is now available from Wolters Kluwer.The Medicare Handbook is a complete resource for attorneys, advocates, policy experts and health care providers. It is the … [Read more...] about Hot off the Press: 2019 Medicare Handbook
Nursing Home Residents at Risk: Advocates Submit Briefing to Congress
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, the Long Term Care Community Coalition, the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, Justice in Aging, and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform recently submitted a briefing to members of Congress … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Residents at Risk: Advocates Submit Briefing to Congress
Improve and Expand Medicare: Ensure Medigap Access
Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to preserve and expand consumer … [Read more...] about Improve and Expand Medicare: Ensure Medigap Access
Objective Medicare Appeals Jeopardized By New ALJ Selection Process
On July 10, 2018, the President signed an Executive Order undermining the impartial hiring of Medicare Administrative law Judges (ALJs). The Order states that “conditions of good administration make necessary an exception to the competitive … [Read more...] about Objective Medicare Appeals Jeopardized By New ALJ Selection Process
CMA Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies In Nursing Facilities
The Nursing Home Reform Law (1987) established the federal standards for nurse staffing in nursing facilities: registered nurses eight consecutive hours per day; licensed nurses 24 hours per day; and “sufficient” nursing staff to meet … [Read more...] about CMA Report: Nurse Staffing Deficiencies In Nursing Facilities