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New Analyses Show Limits of Beneficiary Shopping for Coverage
Two new analyses from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) show that limited numbers of people with Medicare review their current...
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Medicare Rights Supports Efforts to Improve Medicaid and MSP Enrollment and Retention
This week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to a proposed rule that would ease enrollment into and...
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Biden-Harris Administration Broadens Medicare Coverage of Medically Necessary Dental Care
This week, Medicare Rights celebrates a Biden-Harris administration announcement that it would be extending its interpretation of medically necessary dental...
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New Research Shows Need for Better Insulin Access Beyond Medicare
Research published this month shows that over one million adults rationed insulin doses in the past year due to the...
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Issue Brief Outlines How and Why People with Medicare Choose Between Coverage Options
This week, the Commonwealth Fund released an issue brief on how and why people with Medicare choose between Original Medicare...
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This Open Enrollment Season Has Cost-Saving Changes for Both Medicare and ACA Plans
Fall is always a busy time for reviewing and changing health coverage. But this year’s open enrollment periods for Medicare...
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Medicare Needs Better Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Services
Medicare Rights partnered with the Legal Action Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy this week on a STAT First...
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Federal Trade Commission Penalizes Company, but Junk Insurance Plans Continue to Harm Consumers
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against a junk insurance company to reimburse consumers $100...
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Assistance Programs Go Unused Despite Need
Older adults and people with disabilities may face barriers to programs that could help them pay for Medicare and other...
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Biden Administration Proposals Would Expand Access to Vital Health Care Services
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments in response to a proposed rule that would extend Medicare coverage of dental and...
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