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Updated Improvement Standard and Jimmo News from CMS

CMS Issues Fact Sheet Outlining Jimmo vs. Sebelius Settlement. See Details Below – Fact Sheet; CMS.gov Jimmo Search result; CMS … Read more →

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Observation Status & Bagnall v. Sebelius

Observation Status & Bagnall v. Sebelius

Increasingly, hospital patients are finding that they have been considered "Observation Outpatients," although they have been cared for in the hospital for many days and nights. On November 3, 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and co-counsel National Senior Citizens Law Center, filed a nationwide class action lawsuit to challenge this illegal policy and practice. Bagnall … Read more
CMA Webinars & Videos

CMA Webinars & Videos

June 19, 2:00 – 3:00 EDT: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities. Major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be implemented across the country on January 1, 2014. Learn about them now! In this CMA Webinar, Center for Medicare Advocacy policy attorneys will discuss how … Read more
Real Help for Medicare & the Deficit

Real Help for Medicare and the Deficit

Once again Rep. Ryan and the House of Representatives leadership are proposing to change Medicare into a private voucher system. Their proposals would have severe repercussions for Medicare beneficiaries and their families.[1] Sound solutions that would preserve Medicare coverage while reducing costs are still not being seriously addressed. With the President recommending that we lower … Read more