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Medicare Rights Presents a Limited Screening of You See Me
The Medicare Rights Center is proud to offer a limited-time screening of You See Me, a heartfelt documentary from filmmaker...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Data on Cost of Health Care at the End of Life
A new report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) highlights the demographics of people with Medicare who died in...
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House Subcommittee Proposes to Keep SHIP Funding Intact
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved a bill that would provide funding for...
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House Republicans Unveil Alarming Plan to Replace the Affordable Care Act
Republican lawmakers recently revealed their much anticipated proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The plan calls for repealing almost all...
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Advocates Reinforce Support for Part B Drug Payment Model and Recommend Improvements
This week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the proposed Part B drug payment model. Medicare Rights,...
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Senate Proposes Elimination of Crucial Medicare Counseling Program
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved a 2017 spending bill that completely eliminates funding for the Medicare State Health...
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Government Accountability Office Report Highlights Opportunities to Improve Medicare Appeals Process
Due to a recent increase in the number of appeals and appeal backlogs, GAO was asked to take a look...
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Fifty Ways to Strengthen Medicare
The Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means held a hearing this week to discuss legislative...
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Medicare Rights Center Applauds CMS Initiative to Help People with Marketplace Coverage Transition to Medicare
Heeding a call to action from more than 40 leading consumer advocates and health insurers, the Centers for Medicare &...
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CMS Highlights Savings from Fraud Prevention
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently reported $1.5 billion in savings due to "big data" initiatives with...
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