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Coverage Gaps Keep Medicare Beneficiaries from Needed Care
This article was written in coordination with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Legal Action Center. The New York...
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Aligning Medicare Payment Across Settings Would Reduce Costs for Patients and Program
When it comes to billing rates, where a Medicare beneficiary receives health care is almost as important as the service...
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New Federal Strategic Framework on Aging Policies and Programs
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a Strategic...
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Helping People with Lower Incomes Avoid the Medicare Cliff
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the LeadingAge LTSS (long-term services and supports) Center at the University of Massachusetts...
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Medicare Rights Urges CMS to Increase Medicare Advantage Transparency and Accountability
Yesterday, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for...
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Final Rules on Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Offer Improvements, but More Change is Needed
Prior authorization is one of the processes Medicare Advantage and other private insurance companies use to manage health care utilization...
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Medicaid Unwinding Extension as Eligible People Lose Access to Care
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states had the option to get increased federal funding for Medicaid if they agreed to place...
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KFF Report Highlights Medicare Coverage Rules for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Last month KFF released a report and fact sheet explaining Medicare’s coverage rules and restrictions for coverage of sexual and...
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Medicare Rights Highlights Opportunities to Improve Care for Dually Eligible New Yorkers
People who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid have diverse needs and circumstances. However, nearly all face challenges navigating...
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Medicare Vaccine Uptake Increasing, Inflation Reduction Act’s Role Still Unknown to Many
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...
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