LITIGATION UPDATE (Beneficiary Appeals of Observation Status). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals who have been denied Medicare Part A coverage … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – March 2022 – Litigation Update Including Observation Status, Off label Drugs & Other Issues
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CMA Alert | February 10, 2022
It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage Last year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 10, 2022
It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
Last year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy suggested that it was time to repeal the three-day inpatient hospital requirement that is necessary for Part A coverage in the traditional Medicare program.[1] The recent Second Circuit decision in … [Read more...] about It’s Time: Repeal the 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Requirement for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage
CMA Alert | February 3, 2022
Medicare Announces Coverage of Free Over-the-Counter COVID Tests As discussed in last week’s CMA Alert, on January 10, 2022 the Biden Administration announced that certain private insurance companies and group health plans must cover the cost of … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 3, 2022
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Medicare Solvency
On February 2, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth held a hearing entitled “The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing” (for a link to a recording of the hearing, … [Read more...] about Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Medicare Solvency
CMA Statement on Medicare Financing
Statement for the Record from the Center for Medicare Advocacy “The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing” Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Hearing Date: February 2, … [Read more...] about CMA Statement on Medicare Financing
Issue Brief – January 2022 – Home Health Survey Report and Other Issues
FEDERAL UPDATE Medicare and Build Back Better During the last Alliance webinar in November 2021, we discussed the legislative package Congress was debating called the Build Back Better Act (BBB) that was to be passed through the … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – January 2022 – Home Health Survey Report and Other Issues
Issue Brief – November 2021 – Medicare & Build Back Better, and Other Issues
MEDICARE and the RECONCILIATION PACKGE Overview Over the last several months, Congress has been debating a legislative package called the Build Back Better Act (BBB) to be passed through the reconciliation process in order to avoid a filibuster … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – November 2021 – Medicare & Build Back Better, and Other Issues
Issue Brief – September 2021 – Exp[anfing Medicare to Cover Dental, Hearing & Vision, and Other Issues
MEDICARE and the RECONCILIATION PACKGE Overview Congress is currently debating a $3.5 trillion legislative package that, according to the New York Times (Aug. 11, 2021) “is aimed at creating the largest expansion of the federal safety net in … [Read more...] about Issue Brief – September 2021 – Exp[anfing Medicare to Cover Dental, Hearing & Vision, and Other Issues
CMA Alert | September 2, 2021
Medicare is at a Crossroads – Time to Dispel Myths Hindering an Historic Expansion of Benefits Congress is in the midst of putting together an historic legislative package that would expand and strengthen our country’s safety net in a number of … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | September 2, 2021