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Only Half of Eligible Beneficiaries are Receiving Help with Part B Costs
This week, a report for the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) examines the enrollment of likely eligible...
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House Passes Budget Resolution That Would Radically Transform the Medicare Program
This week, the House Budget Committee approved a 2018 budget resolution that would end Medicare’s guarantee of health coverage by...
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Medicare Rights Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Today, Stacy Sanders, federal policy director of the Medicare Rights Center, testified in support of a proposed law that would...
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Trustees’ Report Shows That Medicare Remains on Solid Footing
The Trustees find that the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund is solvent through 2029—a year longer than previously...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Tool to Compare ACA Replacement Plans
As the President and Republicans in Congress attempt to follow through on legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...
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Medicare Rights Center and Center for American Progress Warn that AHCA Could Chip Away at Programs to Help People Afford Medicare
In the Health Affairs blog today, Stacy Sanders, Medicare Rights’ federal policy director, writes with Maura Caslyn of the Center...
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House Committee Approves Sense of Congress Resolution to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky led an amendment “Sense of Congress” resolution identifying the cost of prescription drugs as a...
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Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs Too High for Some
The Commonwealth Fund released a report this week examining out-of-pocket expenses for people with Medicare. Fifty-six million people—17% of the...
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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study Comparing People with Medicaid to Uninsured and Those with Private Insurance
Last week, the Commonwealth Fund released a study comparing the experiences of working-age adults with various insurance statuses over the...
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Medicare Rights Center Submits Ideas to Transform Medicare Advantage and Part D
This week, Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) responded to a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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