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Issue Brief Outlines How and Why People with Medicare Choose Between Coverage Options
This week, the Commonwealth Fund released an issue brief on how and why people with Medicare choose between Original Medicare...
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New Kaiser Family Foundation Resource Provides Overview of Part D Benefit
This week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a Medicare Part D fact sheet providing an overview of plan availability,...
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This Open Enrollment Season Has Cost-Saving Changes for Both Medicare and ACA Plans
Fall is always a busy time for reviewing and changing health coverage. But this year’s open enrollment periods for Medicare...
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Inflation Reduction Act Fact Sheet Outlines Important Changes for 2023 and Beyond
A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fact sheet outlines key Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Medicare changes and...
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Lower Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and Part D Average Premiums Announced
In advance of the upcoming Medicare Open Enrollment period, which begins on October 15, the Biden administration announced a lower...
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HHS Analysis Shows Higher Drug Prices Outpacing Inflation
According to a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) analysis, in 2022, the list prices of over...
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Medicare Needs Better Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Services
Medicare Rights partnered with the Legal Action Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy this week on a STAT First...
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Medicare Rights Highlights the Need for States to Integrate Medicare and Medicaid Appeals Processes
As part of an ongoing series examining Medicare and Medicaid integration, Health Affairs Forefront recently published an article from the...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Analysis of Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare Comparisons
Last week, Kaiser Family Foundation released a report examining 62 studies published since 2016 comparing Medicare Advantage (MA) and Original...
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Federal Trade Commission Penalizes Company, but Junk Insurance Plans Continue to Harm Consumers
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against a junk insurance company to reimburse consumers $100...
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