- Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator)
- The Fight to Protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid – Updates (David Lipschutz and Kata Kertesz)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Congressional action
- Advocacy/coalition action
- Outlook for Medicare and Medicaid
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Observation Status (David Lipschutz)
- Recent HHS OIG Report confirms that long outpatient stays in hospitals increasing
- Update on NOTICE Act and Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) – hospitals required to issue starting March 8, 2017
- Reintroduction of Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act
- CURES Act: Medicare Advantage Changes (David Lipschutz)
- Scales tipped further in favor of Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare
- Update on Home Health Access Initiative Project (Kathy Holt)
- Administration on Community Living Grant – For Medicare Beneficiaries Under age 65 (Kathy Holt)
- Litigation Update (Ali Bers)
- Jimmo (Improvement standard)
- Barrows (formerly Bagnall) (Observation)
- Sherman (Lower level Medicare appeals)
- Exley (formerly Lessler) (ALJ Delay Case)
- Lodge (Medically necessary oral health care)
- General Medicare Q&A (Moderator)
- Wrap-up (Moderator)
- Keep informed: Myths and Truths, other information and updates on the Center’s Website
- Next Call
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