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CMA to Congress about Medicare Proposals: Protect Beneficiaries, Improve Access to Care 22 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
Post-Acute Care Post-acute care refers to a range of services that support the individual’s continued recovery from illness or injury, or management of a chronic illness or disability. On June 19, 20...
Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals 19 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
August 19, 2013 Senate Finance Committee House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means United States Congress Submitted electronically to: postacutecarereform@finance.senate.gov and postacutec...
Letter to Ways & Means Committee re: Cost Sharing Proposals 16 Aug 2013 | 10:49 pm
August 16, 2013 Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health U.S. House of Representatives 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Committee Member: On behalf of th...
Demise of DOMA: Implementing Federal Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses 16 Aug 2013 | 12:19 am
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States found a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. See U.S. v. Windsor, Executor of the Estate of Spyer, et al (No. ...
August, 2013 – Update on Hospital Observation Status and Other Issues 12 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
1. PRESENTATION: UPDATE ON HOSPITAL OBSERVATION STATUS Observation status is getting a lot of attention from Congress, the media, and researchers. The bipartisan federal legislation, the Improving...
Observation Status: OIG Provides an Analysis and CMS Issues Final Regulations 8 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm
Joining the discussion about hospitals' extended use of observation status, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a memorandum report that describes...
August, 2013 – Update on Observation Status and Other Issues 7 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL Monday, August 12, 2013 – 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time Call-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266 Pass Code: 9874704 Note: We ask people calling from the same location to g...
Observation Status: “Morphed Into Madness” 2 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
Although a large and increasing number of Senators and Representatives now support bipartisan legislation to solve the problem of Observation Status, many beneficiaries and their families continue to ...
Letter to Inspector General Regarding Suspension of Antipsychotics Investigation 27 Jul 2013 | 01:50 am
July 26, 2013 Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Submitted Electronically Dear Mr. Levinson: A report today t...
Happy Birthday, Medicare! 26 Jul 2013 | 01:08 am
Next week, Medicare celebrates its 48thbirthday. Since 1965 Medicare has been a critical source of health and economic security for generations of Americans while evolving to meet the needs of those ...
