Medicare Advocacy and Nursing Home Residents Rights
Medicare Coverage for Nursing Home Residents.
In this educational session we provide a Medicare overview, talk about about Medicare nursing home coverage, find out where residents can get help, and also provide time for specific Q&A's to be answered.
Know Your Rights: Medicare Discharges and Nursing Home Admissions
In this Presentation CMA and LTCOP review your rights and protections regarding the following topics: Medicare vs. Medicaid Coverage, Distinct notice and appeal rights for discontinuance, Third-Party Guarantees, how to handle admission agreements, practical advice on reviewing admission agreements, and filing complaints against abusive practices.
- Know Your Rights: Caregivers and Nursing Home Debt from the consumer financial protection bureau
- National Center on Law and Elder Rights Informational – Nursing Home Debt Collection: Issues and Defense (July 2024)
- National Center on Law and Elder Rights Presentation Slides – Nursing Home Debt Collection Against Residents, Caregivers, and Other Third Parties (July 2024)
- National Center on Law and Elder Rights Recording – Nursing Home Debt Collection Against Residents, Caregivers, and Other Third Parties
- CMA Article Summarizing Medicare Denials Process and Resident Rights https://medicareadvocacy.org/discharge-from-a-skilled-nursing-facility-what-does-it-mean-and-what-rights-does-a-resident-have/
- CMA Know Jimmo | Frequently Asked Questions
Medicare Denial and Appeal Rights / Resources
- Self Help Packet for Medicare Denials
- Toolkit: Medicare Skilled Nursing Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius
- Self Help Packet for Medicare Denials in Long Term Care Settings
- New Center for Medicare Advocacy Form to Contest Multiple Denials from Managed Medicare Plans
- Medicare and Homecare
- Form to Contest Multiple Medicare Denials Issued by Medicare Advantage Plans.
Download the form and instructions at https://medicareadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MA-Grievance-Form.docx