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Millions Of People with Medicare Have Reached “Catastrophic” Part D Coverage
Medicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drugs for people with Medicare, has four phases of coverage: the deductible, when...
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Medicare Rights Applauds Proposed ACA Rule
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments on a proposed rule from the Biden administration that would make several important changes...
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Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Prioritize Critical Medicare Updates
This week, as Congress continued to discuss strategies to improve health coverage, Medicare Rights weighed in, urging them to prioritize critical...
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Staggering Medical Debt Demonstrates More Need to Expand Medicaid
New research in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that medical debt in the United States before...
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Tell Congress to Strengthen Medicare
Congress is currently considering strategies to improve health coverage and affordability. Weigh in today to make sure that Medicare is part...
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Medicare Advantage May Expose Enrollees to Higher Risk of Cost-Related Problems
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report showing that it is more common for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees to...
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New Bill Offers Hope to Older Adults and People with Disabilities Who Need Care at Home
Older adults and people with disabilities often need services and supports to allow them to live safely in their homes...
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According to New OIG Report, COVID-19 Wreaked Devastation on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that demonstrated the...
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Drugs With Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Make up More Than Half of the Total Amount Spent on Prescriptions by Medicare and People with Medicare
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that of the $560 billion that Medicare and people with Medicare spent on prescription...
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Supreme Court Dismisses Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court once again upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the law of the land, determining...
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