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With COVID-19 Lurking, the Flu Vaccine is More Important Than Ever this Flu Season
The 2020 flu season is just around the corner. Like every year, the flu will be best contained when as...
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Post Office Delays Threaten Access to Mail-Order Medications
Recent changes at the USPS have begun to slow delivery of many types of mail, and these delays threaten prescription...
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Proposed Tax Rule Would Spur Enrollment into Fake Health Insurance
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments in response to a proposed rule from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that would...
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New Data Show Persistent Disparities in COVID-19 Cases
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees the Medicare program, released more data...
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School Reopening Policy Must Consider Risks to Older Adults
Fall is quickly approaching, meaning more and more schools and parents must decide whether to resume in-person classes amid the...
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As Use of Telemedicine Skyrockets, Need for Thoughtful Policy Grows
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released information...
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Administration’s COVID-19 Rules Expand Access to Care for Some but Questions Remain
On June 1 and again this week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to two rules from the...
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Legal Attacks on ACA Ramp Up, Threatening Coverage for Millions
Today, opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—which include 18 states and the Trump Administration—must file opening briefs with the...
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Move to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Afford Insulin Does Not Go Far Enough
This week, the Trump administration announced a new two-year demonstration program that will reduce insulin costs for some people with...
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Medicaid Needs Additional Funding to Avoid Cuts in Services During Coronavirus Pandemic and After
This month, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a brief that discusses early trends in Medicaid spending and enrollment resulting...
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