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https://medicareadvocacy.org/special-report-independence-of-medicare-administrative-law-ju…

In November, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report entitled, "Improvements are Needed at the Administrative Law Judge Level of Medicare Appeals." The report can be found at https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-10-00340.pdf . In the report, the OIG interprets the…

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/27/2023-28152/medicare-program-appeal-ri…

Federal Register :: Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status Skip to Content Home Sections Money Environment World Science & Technology Business & Industry Health & Public Welfare Browse Agencies Topics (CFR Indexing Terms) Dates Public Inspection Pre…

https://medicareadvocacy.org/saga-of-an-inpatient-hospital-appeal-notice-and-use-of-lifeti…

This CMA Alert highlights a recent individual ALJ decision that sets out an important but often unrecognized beneficiary right to a written notice when he or she is about to use hospital “Lifetime Reserve Days.” A hospital’s failure to provide appropriate notice in this context c…

https://medicareadvocacy.org/senate-finance-committee-holds-hearing-on-medicare-appeals-ba…

On April 28, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled “Creating a More Efficient and Level Playing Field: Audit and Appeals Issues in Medicare.” [1] As noted by Chairman Hatch in his opening statement, Medicare’s hiring of contractors to conduct audits of claims…

https://medicareadvocacy.org/nursing-home-compare-inaccurately-reports-civil-money-penalti…

Public information about enforcement actions imposed and upheld against nursing facilities is inaccurate and limited, or missing. The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) analyzed whether the federal website Nursing Home Compare to determine if it accurately reports civil mo…

https://medicareadvocacy.org/self-help-packet-for-outpatient-therapy-denials

Introduction Checklist for Outpatient Therapy Discharges Checklist for Outpatient Therapy Appeals Quick Screen: Medicare Coverage for Outpatient Therapy Outpatient Therapy Appeal Details Additional Information 1. Introduction Dear Medicare Patient: The Center for Medicare Advocac…

https://medicareadvocacy.org/observation-services-what-can-beneficiaries-and-advocates-do

Being in a hospital bed in a Medicare-participating hospital is no guarantee that a Medicare beneficiary is an inpatient. In our December 11, 2008 Alert , the Center for Medicare Advocacy described the increasingly common practice of placing Medicare beneficiaries in acute care h…