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Medicare Rights Applauds CMS Efforts to Reduce Medicare Advantage Overpayments
The 2024 Advance Notice released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) makes small but important adjustments...
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Medicare Rights Center Reminds New Yorkers to Review their Benefits Enrollment in Advance of Medicaid Changes
The end of the COVID-19-related Medicaid continuous enrollment policy is projected to cause significant coverage losses in New York and...
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COVID-19 Medicaid Enrollment Protections End This Week
Since 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has allowed states to maintain Medicaid rolls in exchange for an...
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New Campaign Urges Commonsense Medicare Advantage Reforms
The Action Network Initiative (ANI), a non-partisan advocacy network that supports the mission of Arnold Ventures (AV) to maximize opportunity...
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The Affordable Care Act Turns 13!
Today marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The landmark health law introduced significant access and affordability...
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People with Medicare Could Soon See More Inflation Reduction Act Drug Pricing Relief
Implementation of the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is underway. This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments...
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Biden Administration Tackles Prior Authorization Again
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments on a proposed rule that would give Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees and potential enrollees...
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President’s Budget Outlines Policy and Spending Priorities
Today, the White House released President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2024, which begins on October 1. Though...
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What to Know Before the Public Health Emergency Ends in May
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end in May. This will mean several changes in health programs like Medicare...
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Urge CMS to Rein in Expensive Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans
The Medicare Rights Center is providing template comments to help individuals and organizations respond to the 2024 Advance Notice. We...
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