Form to Contest Multiple Medicare Denials Issued by Medicare Advantage Plans

During the past year, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has received an alarming increase in complaints from Medicare Advantage enrollees who, despite requiring skilled nursing facility care, receive Notices of Medicare Non-Coverage (“NOMNCs”).
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Study: Costs to Add Substance Abuse Coverage to Medicare to Only Increase Spending by Nominal Amount

The study released by the Legal Action Center comes as Congress is eyeing legislation to expand access to coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders.
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Des Moines Nursing Home Opens 'Safe Haven' Unit for Women with Dementia, Alzheimer's

As demand for dementia and Alzheimer's-related care grows, a Des Moines-based long-term care facility is taking a unique step.
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CMS Plans Return to Certain Pre-COVID Standards for Long-Term Care

For example, CMS will nix blanket waivers that allowed facilities to restrict in-person meetings in skilled nursing facilities.
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A New Specialty Emerges as More Doctors and Nurse Practitioners Focus Primarily on Nursing Home Care

The number of doctors and advanced practitioners in the United States who focus on nursing home care increased by more than a third between 2012 and 2015.
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As Billionaires Race To Fund Anti-Aging Projects, a Much-Discussed Trial Goes Overlooked

Beating back the diseases of aging has become something of a pet project for many of Silicon Valley’s tech titans.
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House Committee Advances Bill to Install New Prior Authorization Reforms for Medicare Advantage

“Doctors and their patients shouldn’t have to call or fax back and forth with insurance companies or send documents multiple times for procedures that are approved over 95 percent of the time.”
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