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: February 15, 2012, 2:00 PM … 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
Real Solutions for Medicare Solvency
As lawmakers debate the future of Medicare as part of broader efforts to address the federal deficit, proposals have emerged that would have severe repercussions for beneficiaries and their families. Sound solutions that would protect Medicare coverage while reducing costs to taxpayers have not been seriously addressed. Our six solutions would accomplish both these goals. Read … 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