Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Urging Agency to Address Medicare Advantage OverpaymentsOn April 20, 2022, 19 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 21, 2022
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CMA Alert | April 14, 2022
Federal Government Must Enact and Enforce Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing FacilitiesAt a roundtable discussion with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on March 30, which the Center for Medicare Advocacy attended as one of seven invitees, Mark … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 14, 2022
CMA Alert | March 24, 2022
Instability In Staffing Levels at Nursing Homes Affects Quality of Care for ResidentsNursing home staffing levels often decline on weekends. In November 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) identified facilities with low … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 24, 2022
CMA Alert | March 17, 2022
Recent Solicitation Scams Target Medicare-Eligible AdultsA recent report in The Roanoke Times highlighted a growing vulnerability in the Medicare system – suspicious phone solicitations targeting potential beneficiaries as they prepare to sign up … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 17, 2022
CMA Alert | March 10, 2022
CMS Needs to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Heighten Oversight of Insurance IndustryCenter Comments Regarding CMS’ Advanced Payment Notice and Proposed Part C & D RuleThe Center for Medicare Advocacy recently submitted … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 10, 2022
CMA Comments on Advance Payment Rule
Submitted electronically to www.regulations.govThe Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244Re: Comments on Calendar Year 2023 Advance Notice of … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on Advance Payment Rule
CMA Comments on 2023 Part C And Part D Policies
March 7, 2022Submitted electronically to www.regulations.govHonorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC … [Read more...] about CMA Comments on 2023 Part C And Part D Policies
CMA Alert | March 3, 2022
House GOP Accuses Dems of Trying to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments in Order to Expand Benefits to All Medicare Beneficiaries: If Only This Were True…When it comes to Medicare policy discussions on Capitol Hill, two things are commonly … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 3, 2022
CMA Alert | February 24, 2022
What Happened to Harm and Jeopardy Deficiencies Cited – and Penalties Imposed – at Nursing Facilities?In a related CMA Alert, the Center for Medicare Advocacy discussed the 50 nursing home decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges in 2020, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 24, 2022
CMA Alert | February 17, 2022
A Victory for “Off-Label” Prescription Drug CoverageOn February 11, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed a lower-court decision and found that Medicare must provide coverage for a beneficiary’s off-label use of a … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 17, 2022