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The BENES Act Advances in the House
This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means advanced the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S....
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New Issue Brief Clarifies When Medicare Should Cover Skilled Care
This week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new resource on the Medicare Improvement Standard. The issue brief, “Implementing...
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Inefficient Medicare Part D Appeals Process Can Result in Dangerous Medication Delays
The Medicare Rights Center applauds Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) for introducing the bipartisan Streamlining Part D...
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MedPAC Calls for Improvements in Medicare Part B Enrollment Process
In its June 2019 report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends improvements to the complex Medicare Part...
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Medicare Rights Lists 30 Policy Goals for Medicare’s Future
This June, the Medicare Rights Center celebrates 30 years of getting Medicare right. Our policy goals are informed by 30...
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Less Than One Third of People New to Medicare Choose Medicare Advantage
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released new findings about what coverage new Medicare enrollees choose. This information is important for...
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Medicare Rights Testifies About Expiring Medicare Programs
On June 4, Medicare Rights Center President Fred Riccardi testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and...
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Payment Glitch Interrupts Automatic Medicare Advantage and Part D Premium Withdrawals
Earlier this year, a federal government systems issue prevented Medicare Advantage and Part D premiums from being automatically deducted from...
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CMS Medicaid Demonstrations Lack Transparency, GAO Finds
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week finding that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
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Spending and Prescribing Patterns Across Medicare, Medicaid, and Large Employer Drug Coverage
Drug prices have been in the news lately, and a timely analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation gives valuable insight...
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