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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Early Assessment of 2020 Medicare Advantage Plans
With more than 22 million people with Medicare (34%) enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, the private plan alternative to the...
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CMS Extends Needed Relief for People with Medicare Mistakenly Enrolled in Marketplace Plans
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in guidance the phase out and extension of a critical relief...
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Courts Stop Harmful “Public Charge” Rule from Taking Effect
This month, five federal courts temporarily blocked a Trump administration final rule that would greatly harm families and prevent people...
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House Committees Advance Drug Pricing Legislation
In recent weeks, several committees within the U.S. House of Representatives—Energy & Commerce, Education & Labor, and Ways & Means—have...
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Big Changes May Be in Store for Medicare Part D
Some changes are in store for Part D in 2020 and policymakers are contemplating even more. The Kaiser Family Foundation...
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U.S. House Moving Forward with Drug Pricing Bill
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are continuing work on their drug pricing bill, H.R. 3, with hopes of...
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Social Security Administration Releases 2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustment
The Social Security Administration announced today that the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be 1.6%. The COLA is the...
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Trump Administration Releases Vague Medicare Executive Order
Last week, the Trump Administration released a wide-ranging yet ambiguous Executive Order (EO) focused on the Medicare program. Many of...
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Ways to Expand Access to Dental Coverage for People with Medicare
Currently, Medicare does not cover most dental services. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a non-partisan, non-profit focused on national health...
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Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act Companion Bill Introduced in the House
This week, Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced a House companion to the Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act (S. 691/H.R. 4583)....
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