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Federal Government Shutdown Resolved, but Key “Health Extenders” Are Not
Funding for the federal government lapsed last Saturday after the Senate rejected a four-week funding measure. Most Senate Democrats and...
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Hearing Offers Solutions for Costly Medicare Enrollment Mistakes and Beneficiary Confusion
This week, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing titled Turning 65: Navigating Critical Decisions to Age Well...
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Weigh in Today! With Medicare Rights’ Help, Tell HHS How to Protect and Strengthen Medicare
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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CMS Launches New Voluntary Bundled Payment Model
Last week, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced...
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CMS Proposed Rule for Plan Flexibility Risks Consumer Confusion
This week, Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule...
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Health Spending Growth Slowing, More on Pace with Economic Growth
Last month, two health policy non-profits released detailed information and graphs about health spending in the U.S. The Peterson Center...
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HHS Requests Information on Medicare, Medicaid
On December 26, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health...
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CMS Moves Forward with Plan to Increase Oversight of MA Plan Networks
This week, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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New Year, Same Threats
Lawmakers began returning to Washington this week, where they face a backlog of unresolved issues and a policy agenda that...
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Congress Passes Tax Bill Putting Medicare at Risk
On December 20, Congress passed its tax overhaul package. As expected, the legislation will add $1.5 trillion to the debt...
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