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As Medicare Turns 59, We Celebrate the Program’s Successes and Its Future
This week 59 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, improving access to care and...
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New Program to Help Willing Part D Plans Keep Premiums in Check
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new project designed to help keep costs and...
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Guidance on Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Released
Last week, CMS released additional guidance regarding Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP) outreach and education. The MPPP, sometimes referred to...
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New Brookings Whitepaper Examines Health Care Landscape for Older Adults
A new whitepaper from the Brookings Center on Health Policy draws on an array of data sources to identify opportunities...
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New Medicare Rights Fact Sheet Series Examines Key Health Care Policy Issues
The series, called “What’s at Stake,” explores various policy ideas and their potential impacts on major health care programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid,...
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Medicare Rights Applauds Congressional Work to Expand Medicare Access, Urges Changes to Align Legislation With Those Goals
Late last month, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means advanced several bipartisan bills intended to reduce Medicare coverage...
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Supreme Court Decision Alters Standard for Court Review of Agency Interpretations
On June 28, the Supreme Court overturned a longstanding doctrine known as “Chevron deference” that required federal courts to defer...
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Proposed Rule Would Help Formerly Incarcerated People Gain Medicare Coverage
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would narrow Medicare’s definition of...
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Updated Medicare Savings Program Application May Ease Access to Assistance
Last week, Medicare Rights submitted brief comments in support of an updated Medicare Savings Program (MSP) application redesign. MSPs help...
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KFF Tool Compares Trump and Biden on Health Care Issues
A new KFF side-by-side examines the health care positions of President Biden and former President Trump. The election-year tool functions...
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