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Many Older Adults Face Unpaid Medical Bills Despite Insurance Coverage
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Office for Older Americans released an issue spotlight on medical billing and...
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Study Finds Older Adults Skipping Medications Due to Cost
A recently released study found that in 2022, over 20% of adults 65 and older experienced cost-related medication nonadherence, meaning...
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Medicare Coverage Win for Wheelchair Users
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will cover seat elevation technology in Medicare-covered...
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Senate Hearing Highlights Problems with Medicare Advantage Directories and Networks
On May 3, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on access to behavioral health care in Medicare Advantage (MA)...
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House-Passed Bill Would Put Millions at Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage
Once again, some policymakers are attempting to add bureaucratic barriers to Medicaid that would put health coverage for millions of...
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Final Rule Makes Important Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized proposed policy changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part...
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Trustees Project Three-Year Gain in Medicare Trust Fund Solvency
Last week, the Medicare Trustees released their annual report on the financial status of Medicare’s trust funds, projecting that the...
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Biden Administration Tackles Prior Authorization Again
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments on a proposed rule that would give Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees and potential enrollees...
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What to Know Before the Public Health Emergency Ends in May
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end in May. This will mean several changes in health programs like Medicare...
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New Analysis Highlights Steps by the Biden-Harris Administration to Reduce Medicare Advantage Overpayment
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released an analysis of two announcements by the Biden-Harris Administration around Medicare Advantage...
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