On April 20, 2023, the Center for Medicare Advocacy held its 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture in Washington, D.C.Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director Judy Stein, and Georgetown … [Read more...] about Reflections on the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit & Sen. Jay Rockefeller Lecture
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Medicare Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived the statutory requirement, 42 U.S.C. §1395x(i), limiting Medicare Part A coverage in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to beneficiaries who have a prior … [Read more...] about Medicare Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Federal District Court Affirms: Medicaid Survey Teams Investigating Nursing Home Complaints Need Not Include a Registered Nurse
On remand from the Second Circuit and in a summary judgment decision, Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the federal district court for the Southern District of New York upholds a final rule promulgated in August 2017 permitting nursing home complaint … [Read more...] about Federal District Court Affirms: Medicaid Survey Teams Investigating Nursing Home Complaints Need Not Include a Registered Nurse
Special Report | Recent Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Rule – Important Consumer Protections re: MA Prior Authorization and Marketing
On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule for 2024 regarding Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D. The final rule is available in the Federal Register at 88 Fed Reg 22120 (April 12, 2023) here, … [Read more...] about Special Report | Recent Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Rule – Important Consumer Protections re: MA Prior Authorization and Marketing
Thank You for Making the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit a success
The Center for Medicare Advocacy thanks everyone who helped make the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit a tremendous success on April 20th during a historic week for caregiving. We are grateful for the Summit’s inspiring presenters, … [Read more...] about Thank You for Making the 10th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit a success
Be A Hero Joins the Fight for a Strong Traditional Medicare Program
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is grateful to our colleague Ady Barkan for participating in our 10th annual National Voices of Medicare Summit. His Be a Hero organization is concerned about the various problems with, and costs of, private Medicare … [Read more...] about Be A Hero Joins the Fight for a Strong Traditional Medicare Program
CMS FAQs on Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On April 26, 2023 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released information in planning for the end of the Public Health Emergency. The FAQs on CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 PHE will help beneficiaries and … [Read more...] about CMS FAQs on Waivers, Flexibilities, and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Center for Medicare Advocacy Opposes Work Requirements for Medicaid and Other Programs for People in Need
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 2811, which includes proposals that would be harmful to a number of public programs in exchange for lifting the Debt Ceiling. This includes misguided work requirements for … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Opposes Work Requirements for Medicaid and Other Programs for People in Need
CMS Proposes Updates to Medicare Part A Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS) proposed annual update to Medicare Part A reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, published at 88 Federal Register 21316 (Apr. 10, 2023), includes a number of significant changes to … [Read more...] about CMS Proposes Updates to Medicare Part A Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Inspector General Audit: Care Compare Did Not Accurately Report Deficiencies at Two-Thirds of Nursing Facilities
Using a random sample of 100 nursing facilities, identified as of August 2020, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports in CMS Did Not Accurately Report on Care Compare One or More Deficiencies Related to Health, Fire Safety, and Emergency … [Read more...] about Inspector General Audit: Care Compare Did Not Accurately Report Deficiencies at Two-Thirds of Nursing Facilities