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Medicare Rights Applauds the Introduction of the Bipartisan BENES Act
While most people newly eligible for Medicare are automatically enrolled in Part B—because they are collecting Social Security retirement benefits...
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Mitchell Clark
Mitchell Clark is the Director of Communications & Marketing at the Medicare Rights Center. He leads communications, marketing, and donor engagement, elevating Medicare Rights’ services and policy solutions to beneficiaries, partners, donors, and the press.
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Enrollment, Coverage, and Prescription Drug Affordability Issues Continue to be Challenges for People with Medicare
Today, the Medicare Rights Center released its annual helpline trends report, which outlines the top ongoing challenges facing people with...
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New Enrollment Period Now Available for People with Medicare Advantage
Older adults and people with disabilities who are currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan have until March 31...
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6 Things to Know About Medicare Fall Open Enrollment
Fall Open Enrollment is the time of year from October 15 through December 7 when you can change your Medicare...
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Responding to Advocates, CMS Makes Needed Changes to the 2019 Medicare & You Handbook
This summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released a...
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Tell Congress to Preserve Beneficial Changes to the Part D Donut Hole
Efforts are underway right now to roll back critical reforms to the Medicare Part D donut hole, or coverage gap,...
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Tell your Members of Congress to Support Medically Necessary Dental Care
People with Medicare face significant health risks because they do not have access to medically necessary dental care. There is...
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CMS Expands the Extension of Needed Relief for Marketplace Enrollees Who Missed Medicare Enrollment
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the time-limited equitable relief opportunity to people who are...
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Medicare Rights Report Shows Enrollment, Coverage, and Affordability Issues Continue to be Challenges for People with Medicare
The report, Medicare Trends and Recommendations: An Analysis of 2016 Call Data from the Medicare Rights Center’s National Helpline, re-examines...
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Take Action: Tell Congress Where You Stand on the Tax Bill
This week, the Senate and the House are frantically working out the differences between the tax bill previously passed in...
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