The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Home Health Care Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week. It was published in the Federal Register today at 2024-14254.pdf (govinfo.gov). The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the … [Read more...] about CMS 2025 Home Health Care Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Released
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CMS Releases Notices Regarding LIS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) notified Medicare Advantage organizations and Part D Plans that it will conduct reassignment this month of beneficiaries eligible for the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) who are enrolled in … [Read more...] about CMS Releases Notices Regarding LIS
Notice to the Class of a Proposed Clarification in Hospital “Observation Status” Case
In Alexander v. Becerra, a federal court found that certain beneficiaries must be allowed to appeal to Medicare when their hospitalizations are reclassified from “inpatient” to “outpatient receiving observation services.” The Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Notice to the Class of a Proposed Clarification in Hospital “Observation Status” Case
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Part A Payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities Published – CMS Requests Information About Nurse Staffing
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted its proposed rule with annual updates to Medicare Part A payments to skilled nursing facilities.[1] A central issue for residents’ advocates in the rule is CMS’s Request … [Read more...] about Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Part A Payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities Published – CMS Requests Information About Nurse Staffing
Cobra Notices Revised to Include More Medicare Information
As the Center for Medicare Advocacy wrote in our January 2020 CMA Alert, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & Labor Committees sent a letter that month to the Secretaries of Health … [Read more...] about Cobra Notices Revised to Include More Medicare Information
Center Comments on Use of written Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)
October 21, 2019 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9115-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 RE: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Use of written Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)
Center Comments on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
November 27, 2017 Submitted Electronically to www.regulations.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 445-G Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue … [Read more...] about Center Comments on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
CMS Issues Instructions Regarding the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)
Beginning no later than March 8, 2017, and as required by the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act),[1] hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) are required to give patients both oral and written … [Read more...] about CMS Issues Instructions Regarding the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)
Hospitals Must Give Patients Notice of Their Observation Status, Beginning March 8, 2017
Effective August 6, 2016, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act)[1] requires acute care hospitals to provide oral and written notification to patients who are classified as outpatients or observation … [Read more...] about Hospitals Must Give Patients Notice of Their Observation Status, Beginning March 8, 2017
Observation Status Hurts Medicare Beneficiaries – Whether they have NOTICE or Not
An August 7, 2016 New York Times article once again highlighted the problem of hospital Observation Status, including issues with the NOTICE Act, which is supposed to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their status. The … [Read more...] about Observation Status Hurts Medicare Beneficiaries – Whether they have NOTICE or Not