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Drug Prices Remain High and Unpredictable as Beneficiaries Look to Lawmakers for a Fix
Medicare drug prices keep rising faster than inflation, and 8 in 10 adults say the cost of prescription drugs is...
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CMS Announces Proposed Rule Implementing Important Medicare Enrollment Changes
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a much-anticipated proposed rule implementing important changes implemented by the...
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Further Evaluation of Potential Caps in Part D Shows Promise for Beneficiary Impact
A recently released report from the Urban Institute shows that a firm limit on out-of-pocket (OOP) Part D costs, like...
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New Report Highlights Financial Benefits of Expanded Home and Community Based Services
This week, a report out of The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and the Community...
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Medicare Rights Client Testifies Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging
Today, a Medicare Rights Center client, Jane Doyle, testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging about her and...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report on Medicaid in 2022
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation released an issue brief identifying areas of change and possible concerns in the Medicaid...
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No Surprises Act Goes into Effect, Expanding Patient Protections
The No Surprises Act, a federal law that protects people who are covered under group and individual health insurance policies...
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National Health Care Spending Increased in 2020, Including in the Medicare Program
In an unsurprising official announcement, the Office of the Actuary and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), reported...
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Medicare Advantage Plans: More Choices, More “Extras,” Maybe More Confusion
This week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report analyzing the Medicare Advantage (MA) plan landscape for 2022. The...
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Biden Administration Announces Additional Steps to Fight COVID-19
This week, the Biden administration unveiled plans to offer booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, pending...
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