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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Today
Medicare Open Enrollment (also known as the Annual Election Period) begins today! From October 15 to December 7, you can...
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Negotiated Prices Take Effect for Ten Drugs in 2026
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 created a new ability for Medicare to negotiate prices for the most expensive...
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Health Care Consolidation Continues to Raise Concerns
A recent literature review from a government watchdog shows that physician consolidation is on the rise. The nonpartisan Government Accountability...
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Federal Government Shuts Down Over Health Care Subsidies
The federal government is currently in a shutdown triggered by a lack of bipartisan agreement on government funding and access...
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States Already Cutting Medicaid, Massive Federal Cuts Yet to Come
The budget reconciliation bill, HR 1, contained drastic cuts to states’ Medicaid funding and coverage. While most of these cuts...
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Healthy Aging Month: Aging With Dignity Takes a Village
This Healthy Aging Month, we at Medicare Rights are highlighting the importance of comprehensive medical and community care to healthy...
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Federal Funding Deadline Looms
Legislation funding the federal government expires September 30. Congress must pass another spending bill by then to avoid a shutdown,...
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Final Rule and New Special Enrollment Period Will Aid Those Misled by Provider Directories
Earlier this month, we flagged important changes coming to Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) for the upcoming Fall Open Enrollment period,...
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Proposed Rules are a Mixed Bag but Take Important Steps to Bolster Primary Care
Over the past week, Medicare Rights has submitted comments in response to two proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare...
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House Committees Mark Up Medicare Bills That Aim for Improvements, but Have Unintended Consequences
This week, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees met to review bills that aim to reduce...
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