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Home Health Care

1. Review the Medicare home health qualifying criteria in the Center’s Home Health Quick Screen above. If you meet these criteria follow the advocacy steps below. 2. Contact your treating physician, inform him or her of what is happening, and askSee more

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Immigration Reform and Access to Health Care

WEBMay 2, 2013. Recently, a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a plan to overhaul our nation's immigration system, a key portion of which aims to provide a pathway to …

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Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities

WEBThe Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Would Save the U.S. Health Care System Billions of Dollars Annually. A 2011 study estimates that the …

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Choosing Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage

WEBIf you are eligible for Medicare you can chose between getting Medicare benefits through traditional Medicare (also known as original Medicare and traditional …

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Medicare for People Under 65

WEBPursuant to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, the Center for Medicare Advocacy is undertaking …

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Improvement Standard and

WEBThe Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid brought the Jimmo v.Sebelius class action lawsuit on behalf of beneficiaries who were being denied Medicare …

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New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet – Focus on Home Health …

WEBNew Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet – Focus on Home Health Aides. July 29, 2021. Medicare home health coverage can be an important resource for Medicare …

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Self-Help Packet for Home Health Care Appeals Including …

WEB4. Home Health Care Appeals. Beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have a legal right to an Expedited Appeal when home health providers plan to discharge them …

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Center Comments to House Ways & Means, July 2024

WEBThe Center for Medicare Advocacy recently sent a letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding Medicare consumer protection issues in …

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Medicare Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

WEBArticles and Updates. While Medicare covers a broad array treatment services for those with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, special rules limit …

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Affordable Care Act Expands Medicare Coverage for Prevention …

WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) adds coverage for a new "Wellness Visit" and eliminates cost-sharing for almost all of the preventive services covered by Medicare, …

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Dental/Oral Health

WEBLegal Memorandum: Statutory Authority Exists for Medicare to Cover Medically Necessary Oral Health Care The following is the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s legal analysis and …

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Reducing Rehospitalizations… The Right Way

WEBFor several years, reducing rehospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries has been a key public policy goal, the intent of which is to improve quality of care for …

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Toolkit: Medicare Home Health Coverage & Jimmo v. Sebelius

WEBFebruary 15, 2018. Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 11-cv-17 (D. VT), is a nationwide class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who received care in skilled nursing …

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Issue Brief Medicare Home Health Coverage: Reality Conflicts …

WEBApril 7, 2021. Medicare home health coverage can be an important resource for Medicare beneficiaries who need health care at home. When properly implemented, the Medicare …

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Home Health Practice Guide with Case Study (January 2020)

WEBNonetheless, in December, 2019, a month before a new Medicare home health payment system begins, the home health agency told the Greens that care would …

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Home Health Aide Factsheet (00490452-2)

WEB6 Home health aide visits per 60-day episode of home care declined by 90% from 1998 to 2019, from an average of 13.4 visits per episode to 1.3 visits. MedPAC, Report to the …

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Private Equity Companies Continue Buying Nursing Facilities

WEBMost recently, DAC Acquisition LLC acquired Diversicare, a company with 61 nursing centers with 7,250 beds (among its 397 licensed facilities), agreed to pay …

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CMS Acts to Implement Revised Nursing Home Standards of Care

WEBAfter delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has now issued guidance to implement standards of care for …

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