From October 15 through December 7, 2022, Medicare beneficiaries can review how they receive their Medicare coverage for 2023. They should do so!Whether they are in traditional Medicare with a Part D prescription drug plan, or enrolled in a … [Read more...] about Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Begins – Look Before You Leap
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Recent Articles Address Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Inappropriate Denials
Medicare Advantage DenialsAs discussed in a recent CMA Alert (August 25, 2022), the Center for Medicare Advocacy has seen an alarming increase in complaints from Medicare Advantage enrollees who, despite requiring skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) … [Read more...] about Recent Articles Address Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Inappropriate Denials
White House Releases Blueprint for Basic Protections Against Artificial Intelligence Threats
For over seventy years, mathematicians and scientists have been exploring and expanding the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). Now, in an era of “big data,” AI has seeped into almost every sector of society, including healthcare.[1] The … [Read more...] about White House Releases Blueprint for Basic Protections Against Artificial Intelligence Threats
New GAO Telehealth Report Recommends Strengthening Oversight and Additional Privacy and Security Risk Education
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, over 96 million people living in the United States have been infected and over one million have lost their lives to the disease.[1] In an effort to shield older adults and people with disabilities … [Read more...] about New GAO Telehealth Report Recommends Strengthening Oversight and Additional Privacy and Security Risk Education
CMS Must Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
GAO Report Shows Residents’ Conditions Worsened on Seven of Eight Key Indicators in 2020In a performance audit, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that in seven of eight key indicators of nursing home residents’ mental and physical … [Read more...] about CMS Must Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
CMS Issues New “Medicare Beneficiaries at a Glance” Statistics
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated summary of "Medicare Beneficiaries at a Glance" statistics. Updated with the 2020 data, the infographic serves as a quick reference to help policy makers and the general … [Read more...] about CMS Issues New “Medicare Beneficiaries at a Glance” Statistics
“Medicare & You” Continues to Reverse Bias Towards, and More Accurately Describe, Medicare Advantage
The Medicare & You Handbook is widely read by beneficiaries who often use it as their sole or primary source of information about Medicare. In contrast to advertising and other promotion by companies and their agents seeking to sell products in … [Read more...] about “Medicare & You” Continues to Reverse Bias Towards, and More Accurately Describe, Medicare Advantage
2023 Medicare Cost Sharing Released
On September 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, as well as the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly … [Read more...] about 2023 Medicare Cost Sharing Released
OIG Brief Identifies Which Medicare Beneficiaries Were More Likely to Use Telehealth During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is conducting oversight work assessing telehealth services to provide recommendations that can help policymakers and stakeholders consider changes to telehealth policies.[1] Part of that work involves assessing … [Read more...] about OIG Brief Identifies Which Medicare Beneficiaries Were More Likely to Use Telehealth During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report Regarding Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
On September 16, 2022, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report titled Beneficiary Experience, Affordability, Utilization, and Quality in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: A Review of the Literature. The report reviewed … [Read more...] about Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report Regarding Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage