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Texas Affordable Care Act Decision Flawed; ACA is Still the Law of the Land
In a radical departure from established legal doctrine, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling against the Affordable Care...
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CMS Issues Guidance to Help States Better Serve People with Medicare and Medicaid
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Dear State Medicaid Director letter highlighting ten opportunities for...
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Leveling the Medigap Playing Field
At the Medicare Rights Center, we encourage states to provide equal protections for people with Medicare, regardless of age. Last...
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Congress Close to Finalizing Important Medicaid Extensions
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7217), which extends two critical Medicaid programs for...
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CMS Proposes Changes to Protected-Class Drugs
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would allow Part D and...
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Medicare Advantage Directories Remain Full of Errors Due to CMS Inaction
It is important that Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) supply complete, accurate, and easily accessed provider directories to ensure those who...
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Help Us Help Congress Protect and Strengthen Medicare
As we recently discussed, there are two big ways Congress can help protect and strengthen Medicare in the current lame...
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Advocates Push for Changes to CMS Fall Open Enrollment Materials That Currently Favor Medicare Advantage over Original Medicare
Earlier this month, the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy sent a letter to the Centers for...
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Advocacy Success: Improvements to Proposed Physician Payment Rules
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Advocacy (CMS)—the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program—proposed changing the...
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Lame Duck Session Brings Opportunities to Protect and Strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA
This week, lawmakers returned to Washington for the "lame duck" session, where they face a variety of issues to resolve...
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