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Staggering Medical Debt Demonstrates More Need to Expand Medicaid
New research in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that medical debt in the United States before...
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Medicare Advantage May Expose Enrollees to Higher Risk of Cost-Related Problems
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report showing that it is more common for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees to...
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New Bill Offers Hope to Older Adults and People with Disabilities Who Need Care at Home
Older adults and people with disabilities often need services and supports to allow them to live safely in their homes...
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According to New OIG Report, COVID-19 Wreaked Devastation on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that demonstrated the...
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Supreme Court Dismisses Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court once again upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the law of the land, determining...
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Record Number of Americans Covered by Affordable Care Act Marketplaces and Expansion Medicaid
Based on data from a new issue brief by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant...
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CMS Implements Waiver for Ground Ambulance Services
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Trump and Biden administrations have created numerous waivers of payment policies to help...
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Biden Administration Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced that a ban on sex discrimination...
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Medicare Rights Responds to Proposed HIPAA Changes
Today, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments to the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in response to proposed...
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Congressional Members Seek SSI Program Changes to Reduce Poverty
Dozens of U.S. Representatives and Senators sent a letter late last week urging the Biden administration to support the inclusion of Supplemental...
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