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As Expected, House Budget Plan Targets Medicare and Medicaid
This week, House Republicans unveiled a 2019 budget proposal that would balance the federal budget in nine years—largely by significantly...
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Tax Changes, Demographics, and Costs Trigger Changes in Medicare’s Financial Future
In its annual report to Congress, the Board of Trustees for Medicare said the program’s hospital insurance trust fund (Part...
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Surprise Administrative Decision Puts Millions at Risk of Losing Health Coverage
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal court in Texas to end the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...
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CMS Expands the Extension of Needed Relief for Marketplace Enrollees Who Missed Medicare Enrollment
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the time-limited equitable relief opportunity to people who are...
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Medicare Rights Opposes Potential New Medicare Model that Puts Beneficiaries at Risk
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in response to...
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Shifting Drugs from Part B to Part D May Create Winners and Losers
This week, Avalere Health, a Washington DC-based consulting firm that specializes in strategy, policy, and data analysis, released a study...
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New Report Captures Medicare Part D in 2018, Identifies Long-Term Trends
A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) examines Medicare Part D data from the Centers for Medicare &...
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Beneficiary Advocates Urge Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Correct Inaccuracies in Medicare & You Handbook for 2019
This week, the Medicare Rights Center, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Justice in Aging sent a joint letter to...
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New Drug Spending Tool May be Helpful for Researchers and Policymakers—Not Much Help for Consumers
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data and a new tool on prescription medication:...
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Trump Administration Unveils Drug Pricing Strategy
On Friday, President Trump and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar outlined the Administration’s strategy to...
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