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CMS Announces Part B Premium Increase
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium would be...
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Prescription Drug Cost Reform is a Welcome Addition to the “Build Back Better” Budget Bill
In a significant reversal and landmark win for beneficiary advocates, lawmakers this week announced an agreement to add prescription drug...
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Now Is the Time to Weigh-in on the “Build Back Better” Budget Bill
Earlier today, the White House announced a framework for the “Build Back Better” budget reconciliation bill. While the outlined package...
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Tell Your Members of Congress to Advance Critical Medicare and Medicaid Reforms
This week, Congress is working to reach a deal on the budget reconciliation bill. Critical health care reforms are on...
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New Poll Shows Considerable Public Support for Proposed Medicare Changes in the Build Back Better Plan
There is significant public, bipartisan support for the Medicare policy changes lawmakers are considering for inclusion in the Build Back...
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Medicare Rights Advocates for Key Health Care Reforms in Congressional Budget Bill
In recent months, the Medicare Rights Center has been helping ensure that important health care reforms are included in the...
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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Covered by Medicare with No Cost-Sharing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced Medicare will cover booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine without any...
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Proposed Reconciliation Package Would Advance Health and Racial Equity
Recent reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examine how key...
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“Build Back Better” Key Health Provisions Begin to Take Shape
Last week, the House Committees with purview over Medicare—Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce—finished marking up their sections of...
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As Congress Weighs Legislation, New Report Examines How Caps on Part D Spending Would Affect People with Medicare
On September 9, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report identifying ways to lower prescription...
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