Easy Access to Understanding Medicare
Better understand and advocate for Medicare coverage. The Center for Medicare Advocacy produces a range of informative materials on Medicare … Read more
Voucher-Care Is Not Medicare!
Save Medicare by Ending It? Really? It already failed in Congress… so why are there more new plans being proposed … Read more
CMA Webinars
Online, slideshow-style presentations with real time commentary, questions and answers via conferenced phone lines. Next Webinar: June 20, 2012, 2:00 PM: Dual Eligible … Read more
Medicare “Improvement Standard” Lawsuit
For decades, Medicare beneficiaries – particularly those with long-term or debilitating conditions and those who need rehabilitation services – have been denied necessary care based on a so-called “improvement standard.” This illegal practice means that Medicare coverage for vital care is denied to thousands of individuals on the grounds that their condition is stable, chronic, … Read more
Suit Seeks to End Hospital “Observation Status”
A lawsuit was filed on November 3, 2011 by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and co-counsel National Senior Citizens Law Center, seeking to end the use of hospital "Observation Status" (Bagnall v. Sebelius (No. 3:11-cv-01703, D. Conn)). The suit was filed on behalf of seven individual plaintiffs from three states who represent a nationwide class of people … Read more
Take Action – As ACA is Considered, Keep Medicare Strong
Even as the Supreme Court considers the landmark Affordable Care Act, Republicans in Congress are pushing Rep. Ryan’s latest version of his previously rejected budget plan. The Ryan plan would not only repeal Health Care Reform, it would also push Medicare to wither on the vine. Make your voice heard now – contact your Senators and Representatives … Read more