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Special Report: Telehealth and the Medicare Population: Building a Foundation for the Virtual Health Care RevolutionFrom 2019 to 2020, the use of telehealth by Medicare beneficiaries increased over 6,000%. As the United States slowly emerges from … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 26, 2022

Join Us!Join our community next week for the Center’s upcoming special virtual event, the 9th Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture on Wednesday, May 18 via live webcast.Together, we’ll examine how to … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | May 12, 2022

CMS Issues Proposed Rule That Will Address Significant Medicare Enrollment Pitfalls and Provide Other Important HelpOn April 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register titled … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 28, 2022

Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Urging Agency to Address Medicare Advantage OverpaymentsOn April 20, 2022, 19 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 21, 2022

Federal Government Must Enact and Enforce Nurse Staffing Standards for Nursing FacilitiesAt a roundtable discussion with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on March 30, which the Center for Medicare Advocacy attended as one of seven invitees, Mark … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | April 14, 2022

Instability In Staffing Levels at Nursing Homes Affects Quality of Care for ResidentsNursing home staffing levels often decline on weekends. In November 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) identified facilities with low … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 24, 2022

Recent Solicitation Scams Target Medicare-Eligible AdultsA recent report in The Roanoke Times highlighted a growing vulnerability in the Medicare system – suspicious phone solicitations targeting potential beneficiaries as they prepare to sign up … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 17, 2022

CMS Needs to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments and Heighten Oversight of Insurance IndustryCenter Comments Regarding CMS’ Advanced Payment Notice and Proposed Part C & D RuleThe Center for Medicare Advocacy recently submitted … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 10, 2022

House GOP Accuses Dems of Trying to Rein in Medicare Advantage Overpayments in Order to Expand Benefits to All Medicare Beneficiaries: If Only This Were True…When it comes to Medicare policy discussions on Capitol Hill, two things are commonly … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | March 3, 2022

What Happened to Harm and Jeopardy Deficiencies Cited – and Penalties Imposed – at Nursing Facilities?In a related CMA Alert, the Center for Medicare Advocacy discussed the 50 nursing home decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges in 2020, … [Read more...] about CMA Alert | February 24, 2022