News From CLTC Weekly [Sign-up] [What's This]   Providers urge candidates to reform long-term care 01-17-08 Leading long-term care organizations gathered this week in Washington to challenge presidential candidates and other policy makers to restructure long-term and post-acute care.     Medicare Advantage informational claims now due 01-24-08 Effective January 1, skilled nursing facilities are now required to submit information-only claims to traditional fee-for-service FIs and MACs in order to track and update Part A benefit periods for Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. (The premise is that, in terms of the benefit period, MA days are treated the same as Part A days.)       Report: People diagnosed with dementia survive less than five years 01-17-08 Individuals with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, a report in the British Medical Journal says. Age, gender, and existing disability all play a part.     MedPAC recommends no change in FY 2009 SNF payment rates 01-17-08 Following its draft recommendations issued last month, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) last week approved recommending that Congress freeze reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) at current rates for fiscal year 2009.     Archives       About  |  Contact  |  Terms  |  Privacy  |