WEEKLY ALERT ARCHIVE - 2007
Senators Focus on Poor Quality Care in Nursing Homes - December 27, 2007
Health Care Reforms for Older People and Children? Maybe Next Year - December 20, 2007
Facing Discontinuation of Skilled Nursing Facility Care? Know your Appeal Rights for Traditional Medicare - December 13, 2007
Quacks Like A Duck: Subsidies To Private Medicare Plans - December 6, 2007
January Begins Limited Opportunity To Expand QMB and LIS Coverage - November 29, 2006
Home for the Holidays! You Can Leave The Nursing Home! - November 20, 2007
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts November 15, 2007: Think Carefully About Coverage And Options - November 15, 2007
CMS Muddies Beneficiary Notice requirements For Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans - November 8, 2007
2008 Part D Coverage - Major Changes Are Coming - November 1, 2007
Poor Older People Are Getting Poorer And Older: Does Anyone Really Care? - October 25, 2007
Window Of Opportunity For Real Medicare Modernization Is Not Yet Closed - October 18, 2007
Hospice Providers Directed To Analyze Dollars Rather Than Patients' Terminal Status - October 11, 2007
Program Updates: QI Program Extended And Medicare Premiums And Deductibles Announced For 2008 - October 4, 2007
A Potpourri Of Part D (2008 Cost Sharing, Late Enrollment Penalties And More) - September 27, 2007
Medicare Coverage Of Eyeglasses And Low Vision Devices - September 20, 2007
Updates For People Eligible For The Part D Low Income Subsidy - September 13, 2007
2006 Medicare Part D Premium Withhold Payment Reconciliation Process Affects Thousands - September 6, 2007
Addressing Concerns About Quality Of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 30, 2007
Still More Reasons Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 23, 2007
More Reasons Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 16, 2007
Why The CHAMP Act Is Good Medicine For Medicare Beneficiaries - August 9, 2007
Now Is The Time To Express Concerns About CMS' Demonstration Project Regarding Post-Acute Care Under Medicare - August 2, 2007
Medicare Beneficiaries WILL NOT Lose their "Lifeline" If Funding Is Cut For Medicare Advantage Plans - July 25, 2007
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans: What Congress Needs To Know - July 19, 2007
Buyer Beware: Don't Get Taken In By The Medicare Advantage Hype - July 12, 2007
Lessons From Nursing Home Advocacy: Helpful Strategies For Assisted Living Evictions - July 5, 2007
The New Medicare Hospital Notice: Insight And Guidance For Beneficiaries - June 28, 2007
Discharged From The Hospital Too Soon? New Rules Offer Better Protections For Medicare Patients - June 21, 2007
Medicare Advantage Disenrollment: Don't Get Trapped - June 14, 2007
Medicare Cost-Sharing In Medicare Advantage Plans: Who Pays For Dual Eligibles? - May 31, 2007
Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service Plans - A Primer For Advocates - May 24, 2007
20th Anniversary Of The Nursing Home Reform Law Celebrated: Many Challenges Remain - May 17, 2007
A Busy Week In Congress And A Busy Week For The Center For Medicare Advocacy - May 10, 2007
Stacking The Deck Against Traditional Medicare - May 3, 2007
Center For Medicare Advocacy Conference Develops Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process - April 26, 2007
Give The Real Medicare Program A Chance - April 19, 2007
The Continuing Saga Of Part D Appeals - April 12, 2007
Medicare For The Ages: All Ages - April 5, 2007
Medicare Overpayments To Private Plans - March 29, 2007
Is It Time For Federal Regulation Of The Assisted Living Industry? - March 22, 2007
Medicare Enrollment Periods: AEP, GEP, OEP, L-OEP, SEP... Know Your Acronyms To Know Your Rights - March 15, 2007
Maintaining Quality Rehabilitation Options For Medicare Beneficiaries - March 8, 2007
When Is A Hearing Not A Hearing? - March 1, 2007
Health Care Rights In The News - February 22, 2007
Attention All Medicare Beneficiaries: Read Your Social Security 1099 Forms! - February 15, 2007
Value Based Purchasing In Medicare: Just Another Gimmick? - February 8, 2007
Part D Premium Problems Again - February 1, 2007
2007 Poverty Levels Will Affect Eligibility Levels For Many Federal Health Programs - January 25, 2007
Part D Year One: Still Much To Be Done - January 17, 2007
It's January, And Medicare Part D Issues Abound - January 11, 2007
Medicare Part D: Transitioning Into 2007 - January 4, 2007
For further information on these alerts please contact Matthew Shepard at (860) 456-7790 or mshepard@medicareadvocacy.org.
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