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AARP Survey Highlights Prescription Drug Use Among Older Adults
This week, AARP released the results of a survey that examined consumers’ prescription drug use and opinions regarding cost. The...
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New CMS Data Shows Quality of Care Provided by Medicare Plans to Diverse Communities
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health released data about the quality of...
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CMS Releases Final Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan Changes for 2017
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2017 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage...
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Medicare Rights Asks CMS to Withdraw Proposal to Require Prior Authorization for Home Health Care
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments requesting that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdraw a proposal to...
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CMS Proposes New Ways to Pay for Part B Covered Medications
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center proposed a demonstration to test new strategies to pay...
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Medicare Rights Responds to MedPAC Recommendations on Part D
Last week, Medicare Rights wrote to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) responding to three proposals under consideration by MedPAC...
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House Republicans Propose Steep Cuts to Essential Health Care Programs
The budget proposal approved this week by the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee is predicted to balance the federal...
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Medicare Rights Comments on Proposed Changes to MA and Part D in 2017
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2017...
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