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Updated Federal Poverty Guidelines Announced
Each year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates the federal poverty guidelines, which are then used to...
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Medicare Announces New Model to Test Changes to Part D Payments
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) )—the agency that oversees the Medicare program—announced a new model...
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Medicare Rights Responds to Proposed Changes for Medicare Advantage Plans in 2020
The Medicare Rights Center recently submitted comments in response to proposed rule changes from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid...
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CMS Proposes Changes to Protected-Class Drugs
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would allow Part D and...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Analyzes Health Care Expansion Proposals
As policymakers debate next steps for expanding health insurance coverage and lowering health costs, some have introduced legislation that would...
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Center for Medicare Advocacy Releases Analysis of Various Medicare Advantage Changes
This week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) released an issue brief that examines the details and legal underpinnings of...
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Administration Challenge to ACA’s Pre-Existing Condition Protections at Odds With Public Opinion
A federal court is considering a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing conditions that...
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CMS Announces New Rules That Could Make Part D Drug Formularies Much More Complicated
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that, starting in 2020, Part D Plans and Medicare...
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CMS to Allow Medicare Advantage Plans to Restrict Access to Drugs Covered Under Part B
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that next year, Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans will be...
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CMS Invites Additional Comments on Contested Medicaid Work Requirements
After a Federal Judge invalidated the previously approved plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to require very...
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