Contents

1. Issue Briefs
2. Fact Sheets

Issue Briefs

Coverage & Appeals

• CMS Issues New Rules Governing Medicare Appeals Feb 8, 2017

Home Health

• The Home Care Crisis: An Elder Justice Issue Aug 2, 2017
• Medicare Home Health Coverage Should Be Based on the Need for Skilled Care – Improvement Is Not Required May 31, 2017
• Brief Description of Medicare Home Health Coverage Under the Medicare Act May 3, 2017
• Overview: The Crisis in Medicare Home Health Coverage and Access to Care Apr 19, 2017

Medicaid

• Nursing Home Residents in Jeopardy if Medicaid Becomes a Block Grant Feb 1, 2017

Skilled Nursing facility

• Federal Initiatives that May Affect Nurse Staffing Levels Apr 4, 2017
• Staffing Requirements: The Revised Requirements of Participation Mar 15, 2017
• Mandatory Nurse Staffing Levels Mar 14, 2017
• Nursing Home Residents in Jeopardy if Medicaid Becomes a Block Grant Feb 1, 2017
• Elder Abuse in Nursing Facilities: The Over-Administration of Antipsychotic Drugs to Nursing Home Residents Jun 15, 2016
• Changes to Nursing Home Compare and the Five Star Quality Rating System Feb 26, 2015
• Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Three: Recommendations Oct 24, 2013
• Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Two: How Surveyors Describe How, When, and Why They Cite Antipsychotic Drug Deficiencies Oct 24, 2013
• CMA Report: Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Facilities (Part One) Oct 12, 2013

Fact Sheets

The Affordable Care Act

• Fact Sheet – The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Helps Medicare