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Social Security Rule Change Would Harm Older Adults with Disabling Conditions
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in opposition to a proposed rule from the Social Security Administration (SSA)...
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Block Grants Cut Medicaid and Put Millions at Risk
Today, the Trump administration released guidance to help states convert some of their federal Medicaid funding into a block grant....
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Kaiser Family Foundation Compares Proposals Intended to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Last month, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a series of charts that explain and compare various legislative proposals to...
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New Issue Brief Counters Harmful False Beliefs about Medicare Coverage for Skilled Care
This week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, a national nonprofit, released a new issue brief on an often-misunderstood aspect of...
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Block Granting Medicaid is a Dangerous Step for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Just before the New Year, the Medicare Rights Center responded to a proposal that would damage the Medicaid program by...
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Court Declares Part of Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional, Risk of Lost Coverage for Millions
One year ago, in a deeply flawed ruling, a Texas judge found the portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
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Lawmakers Raise Medicare Plan Finder Concerns
This week, a bipartisan group of leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Energy & Commerce and Ways...
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New Data Show Very Few People with Medicare Choose to Switch Plans Each Year
A new data note from the non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), however, reveals that very few people with Medicare end...
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Poll Finds Many Americans Worried about Health Care Costs and Struggle to Afford Care
A recent poll and study by Gallup and West Health found that most Americans are worried about rising health care...
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Upcoming Medicare Additions for Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized a rule that expands Medicare coverage for Opioid Use Disorder...
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