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Kaiser Family Foundation Analyzes Health Care Expansion Proposals
As policymakers debate next steps for expanding health insurance coverage and lowering health costs, some have introduced legislation that would...
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Responding to Advocates, CMS Makes Needed Changes to the 2019 Medicare & You Handbook
This summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released a...
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CMS Extends Important Relief Opportunity, Creates Permanent Fix for those Affected
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a year-long extension, through September 30, 2019, of a critical...
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Medicare Rights Opposes Punitive “Public Charge” Proposal for Harm to Families and People with Medicare
The Department of Homeland Security recently released a proposed “public charge” rule that could greatly harm families and prevent people...
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Pharmacists May Soon Be Allowed to Proactively Provide People with Medicare Information about Cheaper Medications
This week, Congress passed two bipartisan bills aimed at removing barriers that may prevent people from paying the lowest possible...
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Center for Medicare Advocacy Releases Analysis of Various Medicare Advantage Changes
This week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) released an issue brief that examines the details and legal underpinnings of...
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Medicare Rights Asks CMS to Ensure Important Relief Opportunity Is Available to Those Who Need It, Now and in the Future
Today, the Medicare Rights Center and a diverse coalition of 80 state and national organizations representing health plans, consumers, and...
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Tell Congress to Preserve Beneficial Changes to the Part D Donut Hole
Efforts are underway right now to roll back critical reforms to the Medicare Part D donut hole, or coverage gap,...
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Medicare Rights Comments on Proposed Changes to Medicare’s DME Program
This week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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Tell CMS Not to Create More Burdens for People with Medicare through this “Fix”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, is seeking comments on...
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