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		<title>Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Joint Testimony to Congress on Medicare Reform Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on proposals to reform Medicare at which critical issues facing the Medicare program and current and future beneficiaries were discussed. The Center for Medicare Advocacy, together with California Health Advocates and the Medicare Rights Center, submitted joint testimony to the Committee outlining &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/center-for-medicare-advocacy-submits-joint-testimony-to-congress-on-medicare-reform-proposals/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Testimony on Bipartisan Medicare Reform Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON WAYS &#38; MEANS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HEARING ON &#34;THE PRESIDENT&#39;S AND OTHER BIPARTISAN PROPOSALS TO REFORM MEDICARE&#34; WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY CALIFORNIA HEALTH ADVOCATES, CENTER FOR MEDICARE ADVOCACY, AND MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER May 21, 2013 Introduction Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: California Health Advocates, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/joint-testimony-on-bipartisan-medicare-reform-proposals/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Addresses Observation Status Again… And Again, No Help for Beneficiaries</title>
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		<comments>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/cms-addresses-observation-status-again-and-again-no-help-for-beneficiaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acute Hospital Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the annual update to inpatient hospital reimbursement under the Medicare program, the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) is again considering observation status.&#160; This time CMS is proposing &#34;a time-based presumption of medical necessity for hospital inpatient services based on the beneficiary&#39;s length of stay.&#34;&#160; 78 Fed. Reg. 27486, 47644 (May &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/cms-addresses-observation-status-again-and-again-no-help-for-beneficiaries/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Leave the Nursing Home: Home for the Holidays (Spring 2013 Update)</title>
		<link>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/you-can-leave-the-nursing-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/you-can-leave-the-nursing-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Skilled Nursing Facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Alert]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is often a time for gatherings with family and friends &#8211; weddings, graduations, Mothers&#8217; Day. Nursing home residents often want to participate in these gatherings but may be under the impression that they will lose Medicare coverage if they leave the facility to do so. This is not true. The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/you-can-leave-the-nursing-home/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Debunking Medicare Myths: Drug Rebates for Dual Eligibles</title>
		<link>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/debunking-medicare-myths-drug-rebates-for-dual-eligibles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mshepard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fact and Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of ongoing budget discussions, policymakers are considering a wide array of approaches for cutting spending and saving federal dollars. The Center for Medicare Advocacy recently wrote of ways to strengthen the Medicare program while achieving significant savings.[1] Included in our analysis was a proposal that would save taxpayers billions of dollars: reinstating &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/debunking-medicare-myths-drug-rebates-for-dual-eligibles/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare&#8217;s Future: Letting the Affordable Care Act Work, While Learning From the Past</title>
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		<comments>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/medicares-future-letting-the-affordable-care-act-work-while-learning-from-the-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is part of a NAELA Journal symposium edition that focuses on &#34;The Future of Elder Law and Special Needs Planning.&#34; This article will provide an overview of the policy debate that led to the creation of the Medicare program.&#160; It will identify key cost and quality problems facing the program and review solutions &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/medicares-future-letting-the-affordable-care-act-work-while-learning-from-the-past/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>End Observation Status!</title>
		<link>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/endobservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[$30,000 &#8211; that&#8217;s Mrs. Kauffman&#8217;s nursing home bill for care she received following a three-day hospitalization. Although she was in the hospital for three full days, Mrs. Kauffman was never admitted as an inpatient. Instead, she was classified as an outpatient on &#34;observation status.&#34;&#160; Because Medicare coverage for nursing home care is only available after &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/endobservation/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration Reform and Access to Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/immigration-reform-and-access-to-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/immigration-reform-and-access-to-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mshepard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disparities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a plan to overhaul our nation&#39;s immigration system, a key portion of which aims to provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, including older immigrants. Access to affordable health care is a serious issue for lawfully present and undocumented &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/immigration-reform-and-access-to-health-care/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Campaign Letter:</title>
		<link>http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/spring-campaign-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 26, 2013 Dear Friends, I want to share just one of the many stories that continue to inspire the Center for Medicare Advocacy&#8217;s work.&#160; I hope Mrs. Cole&#8217;s story moves you to help the Center, so that we can help others like her. In January&#8217;s bitter cold, Mrs. Cole*, a frail 85-year-old woman, was &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/spring-campaign-letter/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>File Clerk – Part-Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hours:&#160;&#160;Flexible.&#160; &#160;8-10 hours per week, more over the summer and as projects develop, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday &#8211; Friday Purpose of position:&#160;The individual in this position is expected to provide essential assistance in keeping the organization&#39;s paperwork and files organized and up-to-date.&#160; He or she will be responsible for high volume &#8230; <a href="http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/file-clerk-%e2%80%93-part-time/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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