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- Medicare and Hospice Care
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- Medicare Savings Programs
- Medicare Secondary Payer Programs
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- Quality of Care
- Rehabilitation Care
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
Acute Hospital Care Articles
- CMS Addresses Observation Status Again… And Again, No Help for Beneficiaries May 16, 2013
- Déjà Vu All Over Again: CMS Decides (Again) Not to Decide About Observation Status November 20, 2012
- CMS Invites Public Comment on Observation Status August 9, 2012
- Compare Hospitals or Nursing Homes Using Medicare’s Online Tools July 20, 2012
- More Concerns About Observation Status: Hospitals Join the Chorus July 12, 2012
- Brown University Confirms Observation Continues to Replace Hospital Admission Status June 7, 2012
- Medicare Hospital Readmissions May 2, 2012
- Reducing Rehospitalizations… The Right Way March 1, 2012
- Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital “Observation Status” November 3, 2011
- Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status October 24, 2011
- Study Finds that Use of Hospitalists Shifts Costs from Inpatient Care to Post-Discharge Setting September 8, 2011
- CMA And Others Support Legislation to End “Observation Status” June 21, 2011
- Extended Observation Stays in Acute Care Hospitals: Criticism, Legislation and Discussion August 26, 2010
- The Right to Visit Partners and Others In Medicare Participating Hospitals June 22, 2010
- Observation Services: What Can Beneficiaries and Advocates Do? February 18, 2010
- When is Hospital Stay NOT a Hospital Stay? When the Patient Is In “Observation Status” December 11, 2008
Chronic Conditions Articles
- Warning: Medicare Payment Limits Are Bad for Health! December 13, 2012
- Settlement Reached to End Medicare’s “Improvement Standard” October 25, 2012
- Many Uninsured Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Will Find It Easier to Obtain Coverage June 2, 2011
- Medicare for People with Alzheimer's Disease and other Chronic Conditions December 14, 2010
- How the 'Improvement Standard' Improperly Denies Coverage to Medicare Patients with Chronic Conditions – text of article printed in Clearinghouse Review, Vol. 43, No. 9-10, Jan-Feb. 2010 February 22, 2010
- Medicare for People with Chronic Conditions December 17, 2009
- The "Improvement Standard" is a Barrier to Necessary Care March 26, 2009
Connecticut Consumers Articles
- Medigap Rates December 1, 2011
Discharge Planning Articles
- Medicare and Discharge Planning: Thinking Through Your Needs December 3, 2009
Home Health Care Articles
- Warning: Medicare Payment Limits Are Bad for Health! December 13, 2012
- Annual Medicare Payment Limits for Home Health – Even Worse Than Co-Pays for Beneficiaries December 5, 2012
- Home Health Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Requirement Challenges April 12, 2012
- New Home Health and Hospice Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Encounter Requirement January 13, 2011
- A Client Profile January 1, 2010
The Improvement Standard Articles
- Warning: Medicare Payment Limits Are Bad for Health! December 13, 2012
- The Improvement Standard: Real Stories November 26, 2012
- Medicare and ACA Facts and Updates; Jimmo Update November 1, 2012
- Settlement Reached to End Medicare’s “Improvement Standard” October 25, 2012
- Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Medicare Beneficiaries’ Challenge to the Medicare “Improvement Standard” October 27, 2011
- Recent Coverage: Improvement Standard Lawsuit February 22, 2011
- New Medicare Home Health Regulations: Improvement is Not Required to Obtain Coverage December 30, 2010
- Medicare for People with Alzheimer's Disease and other Chronic Conditions December 14, 2010
- Two Federal Courts Reject "Improvement Standard" for Denying Medicare Coverage November 1, 2010
- The Medicare Improvement Standard: A Barrier to Necessary Care August 10, 2010
- How the 'Improvement Standard' Improperly Denies Coverage to Medicare Patients with Chronic Conditions – text of article printed in Clearinghouse Review, Vol. 43, No. 9-10, Jan-Feb. 2010 February 22, 2010
- Medicare for People with Chronic Conditions December 17, 2009
- The "Improvement Standard" is a Barrier to Necessary Care March 26, 2009
Medicare Advantage Articles
- Medicare Advantage “Cuts?” Don’t Believe it. March 14, 2013
- Reminder: Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) Ends February 14th February 7, 2013
- Picking a Plan During the Annual Enrollment Period? Choose Carefully October 18, 2012
- Rewarding Mediocrity: GAO Report Concerning Medicare Advantage “Bonus” Payments April 26, 2012
- Annual Enrollment Period Ends… What If You Missed It? December 7, 2011
- Forcing Dual Eligibles Into Private Health Plans is No Quick Fix November 22, 2011
- Medicare Advantage and Part D Changes and Enrollment Updates October 6, 2011
- Annual Enrollment Starts October 15 and Ends December 7 for Medicare Part C & Part D Plans September 22, 2011
- Next Steps for Some Beneficiaries In Medicare Special Needs Plans September 15, 2011
- New Rules for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans June 2, 2011
- 45 Day Disenrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Members January 6, 2011
- Medicare Annual enrollment Period: Time to Review Coverage Options November 18, 2010
- When a Medicare Advantage Plan Does Not Renew Its Contract November 4, 2010
- Court Emphatically Rejects Beneficiaries' Right to Sue a Part D Plan When the Plan Delays Enrollment September 30, 2010
Medicare and Health Care Reform Articles
- CMS Addresses Observation Status Again… And Again, No Help for Beneficiaries May 16, 2013
- Debunking Medicare Myths: Drug Rebates for Dual Eligibles May 8, 2013
- Medicare’s Future: Letting the Affordable Care Act Work, While Learning From the Past May 7, 2013
- Privatization: Not Right for Medicaid, Not Right for Medicare April 25, 2013
- Medicare Paid $5.1 Billion to SNFs that Did Not Provide Care-Planning and Discharge-Planning (February 2013 OIG Report) April 18, 2013
- The Impact of the President’s Budget on People Who Depend on Medicare and Social Security April 11, 2013
- Medicare Benefit Redesign: Proposals to Restructure Could Hurt More than Help April 4, 2013
- Happy Anniversary, Affordable Care Act March 21, 2013
- Medicare Advantage “Cuts?” Don’t Believe it. March 14, 2013
- Medicare and Mental Health March 14, 2013
- Protect Medicare: Reject Paul Ryan’s Budget Proposal March 14, 2013
- Honor Women’s History Month: Preserve a Strong Medicare Program March 7, 2013
- Center for Medicare Advocacy Testifies on Medicare Redesign February 26, 2013
- Translating DC-Speak: What Deficit Proposals Mean for Medicare Beneficiaries February 14, 2013
- Nursing Home Enforcement by United States Attorneys: What Happened to the Regulatory System? February 7, 2013
- Study Shows High Cost-Sharing Significantly Harms Family Health and Finances February 1, 2013
- Medicare Facts and Fiction: Costs and Spending Edition January 10, 2013
- Notes from the Cliff: The Deal and Its Impact on Medicare January 3, 2013
- Putting a Donut Hole Back in Medicare: Proposals to Increase Medigap Costs Put Vulnerable Beneficiaries at Risk December 20, 2012
- Warning: Medicare Payment Limits Are Bad for Health! December 13, 2012
- Special Report – Independence of Medicare Administrative Law Judges Threatened by Office of Inspector General’s Recommendations December 6, 2012
- Annual Medicare Payment Limits for Home Health – Even Worse Than Co-Pays for Beneficiaries December 5, 2012
- Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age: A Costly and Dangerous Proposal November 29, 2012
- Deficit Reduction and Medicare: Save Money Without Harming Beneficiaries November 15, 2012
- The Affordable Care Act Moves Forward: What’s Up for 2013 November 8, 2012
- Medicare and ACA Facts and Updates; Jimmo Update November 1, 2012
- CMA in Action: Judith Stein Testifies in Congress on the Ryan Plan to End Medicare October 4, 2012
- Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits September 20, 2012
- Medicare Matters for Young Americans: Expect It, Protect It! September 6, 2012
- How the Ryan Budget (and Republican Platform) Would Hurt Current Nursing Home Residents August 30, 2012
- We Don’t Need the Ryan Plan − Medicare Is Not Going Broke August 30, 2012
- The $700 Billion Medicare Myth August 16, 2012
- Organizations Unite to Urge Caution in Demonstration Programs Serving Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries July 26, 2012
- Happy Birthday, Medicare! July 26, 2012
- House Votes for 33rd Time to Repeal Health Reform July 12, 2012
- Good News for Medicare: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act July 5, 2012
- Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform, Including Improvements to Medicare June 28, 2012
- Cut Through the Rhetoric: Questions to Ask After the Supreme Court ACA Decision June 22, 2012
- MedPAC Reviews Blending Medicare and Medicaid June 21, 2012
- A Reporter’s Checklist for the Impending Obamacare Ruling June 15, 2012
- Center for Medicare Advocacy in Congress, Voicing Concerns on Behalf of Beneficiaries May 10, 2012
- Affordable Care Act in Action: People with Medicare Continue to See Savings May 3, 2012
- Rewarding Mediocrity: GAO Report Concerning Medicare Advantage “Bonus” Payments April 26, 2012
- Fact vs. Fiction: Medicare is Not Going “Bankrupt” April 26, 2012
- Toby Edelman Statement to Senate Committee Regarding Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Facilities April 19, 2012
- Home Health Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Requirement Challenges April 12, 2012
- Health Care Reform On Trial March 29, 2012
- The Second Anniversary of Health Care Reform is Good News Will There be a Third? March 21, 2012
- Bad Apples: Combating Medicare Fraud While Ensuring Access for Beneficiaries March 8, 2012
- Congressional Subcommittee Examines Issues of Dental Health March 8, 2012
- The President’s Proposed 2013 Budget: Impact on Medicare February 17, 2012
- Investing in Our Future: Strengthening Medicare for 2012 and Beyond February 9, 2012
- Payroll Tax Extension Includes Important Provisions for Medicare Beneficiaries December 29, 2011
- Forcing Dual Eligibles Into Private Health Plans is No Quick Fix November 22, 2011
- Supercommittee Update November 17, 2011
- Health Care Reform Update: Where Are We, and What’s Up for 2012? November 10, 2011
- Breaking Good News for Medicare Beneficiaries October 27, 2011
- “Skin in the Game,” Health Equity and Deficit Reduction October 13, 2011
- Medigap – Fact & Fiction October 13, 2011
- The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction: A First Look at the Impact on Medicare September 29, 2011
- Next Steps for Some Beneficiaries In Medicare Special Needs Plans September 15, 2011
- CMS to Begin Round Two of Its Competitive Bidding Program for the Provision of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) September 1, 2011
- Medicare Reimbursement For Skilled Nursing Facilities Remains High For 2012 Despite Reductions In Overpayments August 25, 2011
- Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Will Actually INCREASE Costs August 25, 2011
- Medicare Facts & Fiction: 3 More Lessons to Combat Medicare Spin August 16, 2011
- Amended Appeal Rules for Employer and Individual Health Plans August 11, 2011
- Medicare Facts & Fiction: 3 Quick Lessons to Combat Medicare Spin August 9, 2011
- What Does the Debt Ceiling Agreement Mean for Medicare? August 4, 2011
- New Initiatives to Improve Services for Dual Eligibles July 15, 2011
- House Plans Vote to Slash Medicare and Social Security through Balanced Budget Amendment July 15, 2011
- Recommendations for Beneficiary Protections In Models Approved by CMMI July 15, 2011
- Lower-Premium Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans Take Effect in Many States July 7, 2011
- Real Solutions to Save Medicare Dollars in Skilled Nursing Facilities June 30, 2011
- First Appellate Court Rules on Health Reform Law, Holds it Constitutional June 29, 2011
- Why Medicaid Matters to People with Medicare June 16, 2011
- So, What Would You Do? Real Solutions for Medicare Solvency and Reducing the Deficit June 9, 2011
- New Rules for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans June 2, 2011
- Many Uninsured Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Will Find It Easier to Obtain Coverage June 2, 2011
- Combating Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Health Care May 26, 2011
- 2011 Medicare Trustees Report May 19, 2011
- Send Us Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) May 19, 2011
- Preserve Medicaid – Share Your Story! May 19, 2011
- Proposed Notice Requirements About Quality of Care: Endorsement, with Concerns May 5, 2011
- New Hospice Face-to-Face Requirement: Help or Hindrance? April 28, 2011
- Senators Kerry and Snowe, with Representatives Courtney and Latham, Introduce Legislation to Ensure Skilled Care for Seniors April 26, 2011
- Health Care Changes: Challenges to Medicare April 25, 2011
- What Happens to Current Nursing Home Residents if the House Budget Resolution Becomes Law? April 21, 2011
- 25 Years of Medicare Advocacy, and Hope for 25 More April 14, 2011
- Keeping Medicare and Medicaid Strong? April 7, 2011
- Why Medicaid Matters to Medicare Beneficiaries and Their Families April 1, 2011
- Happy Anniversary, Health Care Reform March 23, 2011
- More Nurses in Nursing Homes Would Mean Fewer Patients Headed to Hospitals March 10, 2011
- The Burden of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries February 24, 2011
- New Hospice Regulations are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End of Life Care January 20, 2011
- New Home Health and Hospice Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Encounter Requirement January 13, 2011
- New Medicare Home Health Regulations: Improvement is Not Required to Obtain Coverage December 30, 2010
- Medicare Changes Effective January 1, 2011 December 30, 2010
- Be Cautious Before Combining Medicare and Medicaid December 23, 2010
- CMA Alert: Medicare Home Health Regs: Improvement NOT Required; Also Extender Act and More December 12, 2010
- Health Care Reform Does Not Cut Medicare Benefits October 28, 2010
- Affordable Care Act Expands Medicare Coverage for Prevention and Wellness September 9, 2010
- Extended Observation Stays in Acute Care Hospitals: Criticism, Legislation and Discussion August 26, 2010
- Medicare's 45th Anniversary: Promise Kept and Promises to Keep July 27, 2010
- The Right to Visit Partners and Others In Medicare Participating Hospitals June 22, 2010
- Health Reform in Action: Donut Hole Rebate Checks Start Arriving June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010
- Don’t “Fix” Medicare Out of Existence March 19, 2008
Medicare Summary Articles
- Medicare’s Future: Letting the Affordable Care Act Work, While Learning From the Past May 7, 2013
- Reminder: Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) Ends February 14th February 7, 2013
- 2013 Medicare Cost-Sharing December 27, 2012
- Annual Enrollment for Medicare Advantage (Part C) & Part D: October 15 – December 7 October 11, 2012
- Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits September 20, 2012
- CMS Clarifies When the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (ABN) Must be Issued August 16, 2012
- People with Medicare Beware: COBRA Is Not Coverage as a “Current” Employee May 24, 2012
- New Medicare Summary Notice March 8, 2012
- The Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (ABN): A Tool for Limiting Beneficiary Liability January 26, 2012
- 2012 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Co-Pays October 27, 2011
- Annual Enrollment Starts October 15 and Ends December 7 for Medicare Part C & Part D Plans September 22, 2011
- 2011 Medicare Trustees Report May 19, 2011
- Send Us Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) April 25, 2011
- Quick Medicare Facts & Statistics February 9, 2011
- Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Started November 15, 2010: Time to Review Coverage Options November 18, 2010
- 2011 Medicare Cost Sharing Details November 10, 2010
- CMS Issues Final Rules for Medicare Appeals January 14, 2010
- Medicare Enrollment Periods: AEP, GEP, OEP, L-OEP, SEP… Know Your Acronyms to Know Your Rights March 15, 2007
Medicare Coverage Appeals Articles
Medicare Coverage for People with Disabilities Articles
Medicare and Mental Health Services Articles
- Medicare and Mental Health March 14, 2013
- Interim Final Rules to Implement the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Go Into Effect on April 5, 2010 April 1, 2010
- Medicare Coverage of Mental Health Services May 29, 2009
Medicare and Hospice Care Articles
- National Healthcare Decisions Day: April 16, 2012 April 19, 2012
- Home Health Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Requirement Challenges April 12, 2012
- Hospice – Care When It’s Needed Most October 20, 2011
- New Hospice Face-to-Face Requirement: Help or Hindrance? April 28, 2011
- New Hospice Regulations are a Mixed Bag for Beneficiaries Seeking High Quality End of Life Care January 20, 2011
- New Home Health and Hospice Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Encounter Requirement January 13, 2011
- Hospice News: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly October 20, 2009
Medicare Part B Articles
- Medicare and Mental Health March 14, 2013
- Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits September 20, 2012
- Center for Medicare Advocacy in Congress, Voicing Concerns on Behalf of Beneficiaries May 10, 2012
- Congressional Subcommittee Examines Issues of Dental Health March 8, 2012
- Reminder: Medicare Covers Obesity Prevention with No Cost-Sharing January 5, 2012
- Breaking Good News for Medicare Beneficiaries October 27, 2011
- 2012 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Co-Pays October 27, 2011
- CMS to Begin Round Two of Its Competitive Bidding Program for the Provision of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) September 1, 2011
- FAQs on Preventive Services August 17, 2011
- Medicare Coverage of Power Mobility Devices: Tips and Reminders March 28, 2011
- New Home Health and Hospice Face-to-Face Physician/Practitioner Encounter Requirement January 13, 2011
- Medicare Coverage of Power Mobility Devices: Tips and Reminders April 3, 2008
Medicare Part D Articles
- Debunking Medicare Myths: Drug Rebates for Dual Eligibles May 8, 2013
- Reminder: Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) Ends February 14th February 7, 2013
- Deficit Reduction and Medicare: Save Money Without Harming Beneficiaries November 15, 2012
- Picking a Plan During the Annual Enrollment Period? Choose Carefully October 18, 2012
- Impact of Budget Control Act and Sequestration on Aids Drug Assistance Programs September 24, 2012
- Increased Funding for AIDS Drugs Assistance Program Responds to Need for Additional HIV/AIDS Services August 23, 2012
- Affordable Care Act in Action: People with Medicare Continue to See Savings May 3, 2012
- Finding Help to Get Prescription Drugs February 24, 2012
- New Medicare Part D Pharmacy Notice Rule In Effect; Stay Tuned for Final Model Notice January 5, 2012
- Annual Enrollment Period Ends… What If You Missed It? December 7, 2011
- 2012 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Co-Pays October 27, 2011
- Medicare Advantage and Part D Changes and Enrollment Updates October 6, 2011
- Annual Enrollment Starts October 15 and Ends December 7 for Medicare Part C & Part D Plans September 22, 2011
- New Rules for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans June 2, 2011
- CMS Sends Out Reminders to LIS-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries May 26, 2011
- Help Someone Retain Part D Extra Help March 17, 2011
- Extension of Time to Enroll In a Prescription Drug Plan for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Lost Coverage February 10, 2011
- 2011 Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility for Many Federal Programs January 27, 2011
- 45 Day Disenrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Members January 6, 2011
- Medicare Annual enrollment Period: Time to Review Coverage Options November 18, 2010
- When a Medicare Advantage Plan Does Not Renew Its Contract November 4, 2010
- Court Emphatically Rejects Beneficiaries' Right to Sue a Part D Plan When the Plan Delays Enrollment September 30, 2010
- CMA REPORT: MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR OFF-LABEL DRUG USE September 16, 2010
- Health Reform in Action: Donut Hole Rebate Checks Start Arriving June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010
- LI NET: More Help for Dually-Eligible People December 24, 2009
- Part Covered, Part Not: "Straddle Claims" in Medicare Part D July 24, 2008
Medicare Savings Programs Articles
- Medicare General Enrollment Period Runs January through March; Offers Opportunities for Help Paying Medicare Cost-Sharing February 28, 2013
- 2012 Poverty Guidelines: How Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility for Many Federal Public Benefit Programs February 2, 2012
- Medicare Cost-Sharing for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries January 19, 2012
- Help Someone Retain Part D Extra Help March 17, 2011
- 2011 Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility for Many Federal Programs January 27, 2011
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advises States About Medicare Savings Program Enrollment March 1, 2010
- Medicare Cost-Sharing for Dual Eligibles: Who Pays What for Whom? April 24, 2008
Medicare Secondary Payer Programs Articles
- New CMS Website: Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Information February 21, 2013
- Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Program: Proposed Rules for the Treatment of Funds Intended for Future Medical Expenses August 2, 2012
- CMS Revises Its Medicare Secondary Payer Collection Letters Following Haro v. Sebelius Decision July 28, 2011
- Medicare Secondary Payer Practices that Harm Medicare Beneficiaries May 12, 2011
- Medicare Secondary Payer Collection Requirements for Insurers Threaten Beneficiary Rights February 17, 2011
- Limits on Medicare’s Recovery Health Care Payments When the Beneficiary Has Liabaility or Workers’ Compensation Insurance September 17, 2009
Medigap Articles
- Putting a Donut Hole Back in Medicare: Proposals to Increase Medigap Costs Put Vulnerable Beneficiaries at Risk December 20, 2012
- Medigap Rates December 1, 2011
- Medigap – Fact & Fiction October 13, 2011
- Health Reform Mandates Changes for Medigap Policies January 7, 2011
- When a Medicare Advantage Plan Does Not Renew Its Contract November 4, 2010
Observation Status Articles
- CMS Addresses Observation Status Again… And Again, No Help for Beneficiaries May 16, 2013
- End Observation Status! May 7, 2013
- CMS’ Proposed Rules on Observation Status Would Not Help Beneficiaries March 28, 2013
- Bills Concerning Hospital Observation Status Reintroduced March 21, 2013
- Déjà Vu All Over Again: CMS Decides (Again) Not to Decide About Observation Status November 20, 2012
- CMS Invites Public Comment on Observation Status August 9, 2012
- More Concerns About Observation Status: Hospitals Join the Chorus July 12, 2012
- Brown University Confirms Observation Continues to Replace Hospital Admission Status June 7, 2012
- Reducing Rehospitalizations… The Right Way March 1, 2012
- Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital “Observation Status” November 3, 2011
- Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status October 24, 2011
- Study Finds that Use of Hospitalists Shifts Costs from Inpatient Care to Post-Discharge Setting September 8, 2011
- CMA And Others Support Legislation to End “Observation Status” June 21, 2011
- Senators Kerry and Snowe, with Representatives Courtney and Latham, Introduce Legislation to Ensure Skilled Care for Seniors April 26, 2011
- Extended Observation Stays in Acute Care Hospitals: Criticism, Legislation and Discussion August 26, 2010
- Overcoming Barriers to Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care March 10, 2010
- Observation Services: What Can Beneficiaries and Advocates Do? February 18, 2010
- When is Hospital Stay NOT a Hospital Stay? When the Patient Is In “Observation Status” December 11, 2008
- Keeping Hospital Patients on “Observation Status” Rather Than Admitting Them Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients April 19, 2001
- Lormore v. Shalala – Center Successfully Settles "Observation" Case April 19, 2001
Quality of Care Articles
- Medicare Paid $5.1 Billion to SNFs that Did Not Provide Care-Planning and Discharge-Planning (February 2013 OIG Report) April 18, 2013
- Nursing Home Enforcement by United States Attorneys: What Happened to the Regulatory System? February 7, 2013
- The Worst-Performing Nursing Facilities Are Seldom Sanctioned; Self-Reporting is Not an Accurate Quality Measurement January 24, 2013
- Picking a Plan During the Annual Enrollment Period? Choose Carefully October 18, 2012
- New Procedures for Review of Quality of Care Complaints September 27, 2012
- Compare Hospitals or Nursing Homes Using Medicare’s Online Tools July 20, 2012
- National Alzheimer’s Plan: A Step Forward, More Work Ahead May 17, 2012
- Low Staffing in Nursing Homes Leads to More Deaths May 3, 2012
- Medicare Hospital Readmissions May 2, 2012
- Voluntary Nursing Home Improvement Campaign Does Not Work January 11, 2012
- Special Focus Facility Study: Nursing Facilities’ Self-Regulation Cannot Replace Independent Surveys December 22, 2011
- Toby Edelman Testifies Before Senate Special Committee Regarding Antipsychotics In Nursing Homes December 1, 2011
- Study Finds that Use of Hospitalists Shifts Costs from Inpatient Care to Post-Discharge Setting September 8, 2011
- Proposed Notice Requirements About Quality of Care: Endorsement, with Concerns May 5, 2011
- Private Medicare Plans Do Not Offer Better Health Outcomes August 28, 2010
- Accountable Care Organizations Should Increase Care Coordination in Traditional Medicare July 1, 2010
- Health Reform: Linking Medicare Payment to Quality Outcome June 24, 2010
- New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help May 20, 2010
- A New Entity from Health Reform: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation May 6, 2010
- Establishing A Coordinated Care Benefit In The Traditional Medicare Program April 9, 2009
- Addressing Concerns about Quality of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries August 30, 2007
Rehabilitation Care Articles
Skilled Nursing Facilities Articles
- CMS Addresses Observation Status Again… And Again, No Help for Beneficiaries May 16, 2013
- You Can Leave the Nursing Home: Home for the Holidays (Spring 2013 Update) May 9, 2013
- Medicare Paid $5.1 Billion to SNFs that Did Not Provide Care-Planning and Discharge-Planning (February 2013 OIG Report) April 18, 2013
- Nursing Home Enforcement by United States Attorneys: What Happened to the Regulatory System? February 7, 2013
- The Worst-Performing Nursing Facilities Are Seldom Sanctioned; Self-Reporting is Not an Accurate Quality Measurement January 24, 2013
- Déjà Vu All Over Again: CMS Decides (Again) Not to Decide About Observation Status November 20, 2012
- How the Ryan Budget (and Republican Platform) Would Hurt Current Nursing Home Residents August 30, 2012
- CMS Invites Public Comment on Observation Status August 9, 2012
- Compare Hospitals or Nursing Homes Using Medicare’s Online Tools July 20, 2012
- More Concerns About Observation Status: Hospitals Join the Chorus July 12, 2012
- Recognizing Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Working Together to Curb Misuse of Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes June 14, 2012
- Brown University Confirms Observation Continues to Replace Hospital Admission Status June 7, 2012
- Low Staffing in Nursing Homes Leads to More Deaths May 3, 2012
- Press Release – Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs, More Nurses Will Improve Care in Nursing Homes and Save Money April 19, 2012
- Toby Edelman Statement to Senate Committee Regarding Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Facilities April 19, 2012
- Non-Profit vs. For-Profit Nursing Homes: Is there a Difference in Care? March 15, 2012
- Reducing Rehospitalizations… The Right Way March 1, 2012
- Voluntary Nursing Home Improvement Campaign Does Not Work January 11, 2012
- Special Focus Facility Study: Nursing Facilities’ Self-Regulation Cannot Replace Independent Surveys December 22, 2011
- Toby Edelman Testifies Before Senate Special Committee Regarding Antipsychotics In Nursing Homes December 1, 2011
- Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital “Observation Status” November 3, 2011
- 2012 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Co-Pays October 27, 2011
- Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status October 24, 2011
- Medicare Reimbursement For Skilled Nursing Facilities Remains High For 2012 Despite Reductions In Overpayments August 25, 2011
- The Changing Demographics of Nursing Home Care: Greater Minority Access… Good News, Bad News August 18, 2011
- New Initiatives to Improve Services for Dual Eligibles July 15, 2011
- Real Solutions to Save Medicare Dollars in Skilled Nursing Facilities June 30, 2011
- CMA And Others Support Legislation to End “Observation Status” June 21, 2011
- Senators Kerry and Snowe, with Representatives Courtney and Latham, Introduce Legislation to Ensure Skilled Care for Seniors April 26, 2011
- What Happens to Current Nursing Home Residents if the House Budget Resolution Becomes Law? April 21, 2011
- Reducing Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Save Residents’ Lives, Save Medicare Billions of Dollars March 17, 2011
- More Nurses in Nursing Homes Would Mean Fewer Patients Headed to Hospitals March 10, 2011
- Concern over Skilled Nursing Facilities’ Upcoding Medicare Reimbursement Should Not Be Allowed to Deprive Residents of Necessary Care February 10, 2011
- Judge Rejects “Eden Alternative” Defense In Nursing Home Appeal February 3, 2011
- CMS Reins in Overpayments to Skilled Nursing Facilities October 15, 2010
- Extended Observation Stays in Acute Care Hospitals: Criticism, Legislation and Discussion August 26, 2010
- Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents August 19, 2010
- Health Reform: The Nursing Home Provisions June 17, 2010
- New GAO Report Demonstrates Need for Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Quality Standards: Health Reform Provisions Could Help May 20, 2010
- Off-Label Drug Use Is Common and Hurts Nursing Home Residents March 25, 2010
- Overcoming Barriers to Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care March 10, 2010
- Observation Services: What Can Beneficiaries and Advocates Do? February 18, 2010
- Nursing Home Residents’ Access to Physicians and Pain Medication February 4, 2010
- Serious Deficiencies in Nursing Facilities are Understated and the Problem May Get Worse January 7, 2010
- When is Hospital Stay NOT a Hospital Stay? When the Patient Is In “Observation Status” December 11, 2008
