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Recent CMA Alerts
- 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
- Center for Medicare Advocacy Files Amicus Brief In Support Of the Affordable Care Act February 2, 2012
- 2012 Poverty Guidelines: How Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility for Many Federal Public Benefit Programs February 2, 2012
- The Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (ABN): A Tool for Limiting Beneficiary Liability January 26, 2012
- Medicare Cost-Sharing for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries January 19, 2012
- Voluntary Nursing Home Improvement Campaign Does Not Work January 11, 2012
- New Medicare Part D Pharmacy Notice Rule In Effect; Stay Tuned for Final Model Notice January 5, 2012
- Reminder: Medicare Covers Obesity Prevention with No Cost-Sharing January 5, 2012
- Payroll Tax Extension Includes Important Provisions for Medicare Beneficiaries December 29, 2011
- Special Focus Facility Study: Nursing Facilities' Self-Regulation Cannot Replace Independent Surveys December 22, 2011
- Medicare General Enrollment Begins January 2nd: An Opportunity for Some Individuals and States to Expand QMB Coverage December 15, 2011
- Annual Enrollment Period Ends... What If You Missed It? December 7, 2011
- Fall Updates! Enrollment; Antipsychotic Drugs in SNFs; DME December 1, 2011
- Forcing Dual Eligibles Into Private Health Plans is No Quick Fix November 22, 2011
- Supercommittee Update November 17, 2011
- You Can Leave the Nursing Home (Fall 2011 Update) November 17, 2011
- Health Care Reform Update: Where Are We, and What's Up for 2012? November 10, 2011
- Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital "Observation Status" November 3, 2011
- Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Medicare Beneficiaries' Challenge to the Medicare "Improvement Standard" October 27, 2011
- Breaking Good News for Medicare Beneficiaries October 27, 2011
- 2012 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Co-Pays October 27, 2011
- Hospice - Care When It's Needed Most October 20, 2011
- "Skin in the Game," Health Equity and Deficit Reduction October 13, 2011
- Medicare Advantage and Part D Changes and Enrollment Updates October 6, 2011
- The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction: A First Look at the Impact on Medicare September 29, 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
- Study Finds that Use of Hospitalists Shifts Costs from Inpatient Care to Post-Discharge Setting September 8, 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
- The Changing Demographics of Nursing Home Care: Greater Minority Access… Good News, Bad News August 18, 2011
- Amended Appeal Rules for Employer and Individual Health Plans August 11, 2011
- What Does the Debt Ceiling Agreement Mean for Medicare? August 4, 2011
- CMS Revises Its Medicare Secondary Payer Collection Letters Following Haro v. Sebelius Decision July 28, 2011
- Debunking Medicare Myths: Drug Rebates for Dual Eligibles July 21, 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
- 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
- CMS Permits States to Extend Certain Medicaid Spousal Protections to Same-Sex Couples June 23, 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
- Bittersweet Transitions at the Center for Medicare Advocacy June 2, 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
- CMS Sends Out Reminders to LIS-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries May 26, 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
- Medicare Secondary Payer Practices that Harm Medicare Beneficiaries May 12, 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
- Send Us Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) 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
- Reducing Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Save Residents' Lives, Save Medicare Billions of Dollars March 17, 2011
- Help Someone Retain Part D Extra Help March 17, 2011
- More Nurses in Nursing Homes Would Mean Fewer Patients Headed to Hospitals March 10, 2011
- Medicare General Enrollment Ends March 31st: Opportunity for Some to Access QMB Coverage March 3, 2011
- The Burden of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries February 24, 2011
- Medicare Secondary Payer Collection Requirements for Insurers Threaten Beneficiary Rights February 17, 2011
- Extension of Time to Enroll In a Prescription Drug Plan for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Lost Coverage February 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
- 2011 Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility for Many Federal Programs January 27, 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
- 45 Day Disenrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Members January 6, 2011
