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Merck Sues in Longshot Bid to Derail Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
This week, the pharmaceutical giant Merck sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), challenging Medicare’s authority to...
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Medicare Rights Applauds Introduction of BENES 2.0 Act
The Medicare Rights Center applauds the recent introduction of the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) 2.0 Act (S....
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Medicare Advantage Plan Data Remains Inadequate
Significant gaps in data about Medicare Advantage (MA) plan processes and enrollee experiences make it impossible for policymakers to hold...
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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expires Today
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration in effect since early 2020 ends today, May 11. The PHE allowed the...
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Texas Court Ruling Threatens ACA-Required Preventive Services
Last month, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra that puts access to no-cost...
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CMS Finalizes 2024 Medicare Advantage Payment Policies
The 2024 Advance Notice released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) makes small but important adjustments...
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Medicare Rights Applauds CMS Efforts to Reduce Medicare Advantage Overpayments
The 2024 Advance Notice released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) makes small but important adjustments...
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COVID-19 Medicaid Enrollment Protections End This Week
Since 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has allowed states to maintain Medicaid rolls in exchange for an...
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New Campaign Urges Commonsense Medicare Advantage Reforms
The Action Network Initiative (ANI), a non-partisan advocacy network that supports the mission of Arnold Ventures (AV) to maximize opportunity...
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People with Medicare Could Soon See More Inflation Reduction Act Drug Pricing Relief
Implementation of the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is underway. This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments...
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