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Commonwealth Fund Highlights Risk of High Health Care Costs for Some People with Medicare
In an issue brief released this month, the Commonwealth Fund examines the risk of high health care costs for a...
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Inside Medicare Rights
Medicare Rights Applauds Proposal to Enhance Educational Materials for People Newly Enrolled in Medicare
This week, Medicare Rights expressed support for a formal process to update the "Welcome to Medicare" package and enhance education...
Inside Medicare Rights
Medicare Rights in Partnership with Health Care Learning & Action Network
This month, the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network formally acknowledged the Medicare Rights Center as a Committed Partner....
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Medicare Rights President Joe Baker Testifies at Congressional Hearing in Support of Part B Drug Payment Model
This week, Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker testified in support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Update on 2016 Medicare Advantage Market
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released an update on the Medicare Advantage (MA) plan market in 2016. According to the...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Brief Highlights Decline in Employer Sponsored Retiree Health Plans
According to a recent issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), from 1988 to 2015 there was a considerable...
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Consumers, Providers, and Health Plans Unite in Support for Part B Prescription Drug Payment Model
As the comment period closes on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to test new payment strategies...
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How New Payment Initiatives Encourage Quality of Care
A new video clip by the Department of Health and Human Services explains how many doctors’ practices are currently paid...
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National Initiative Aims to Spur Health Innovation Through Consumer Engagement
Community Catalyst recently launched an initiative, the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (the Center) to “make our health...
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President Signs Reauthorization of Older Americans Act
This week, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA), which expired in 2011. The...
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