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KFF Reports on Financial Situation of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
An issue brief out this week from KFF confirms what Medicare Rights knows to be true from helping our clients...
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Casey Schwarz
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People Can Get Even More Extra Help in 2024
Beginning this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) expands eligibility for the Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS), also called...
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Fall Open Enrollment Ends Tonight
Today is the last day of Fall Open Enrollment, the time when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to...
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Tell Congress Not to Drop Critical Medicare Outreach Funding and Authorization
Earlier this month, legislators agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) which kept current funding levels steady for a few months...
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People with Medicaid Are More Likely to Report Poor Health Status but Majority Rate Overall Performance of the Program Positively
This week, KFF released a report based on findings from their 2023 Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance focusing...
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Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Exempt From Cost-Based Barriers to Care
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey report shows that a third of Medicare beneficiaries, including more than half of those under...
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Government Watchdog Urges Caution and Monitoring of Part D Rebate Programs
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services monitor the effects of...
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Part D Drug Negotiations Move Forward
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all of the manufacturers of the first 10...
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Inflation Reduction Act and Affordable Care Act Working Together to Lower Health Care Costs
In advance of this week’s one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden-Harris administration released a set of...
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) capped out-of-pocket costs for insulin medications for people with Medicare. Coinsurances and copays for insulin...
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