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Understanding Medicare Extenders
As 2017 winds down, there are several smaller pieces of Medicare legislation, often called “Medicare extenders,” that must pass Congress...
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House Tax Plan Would Significantly Impact Older Adults and People with Disabilities
The House Republican tax plan is currently being debated by the Ways and Means Committee, and several of the provisions...
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Medicare Rights Comments on HHS Draft Strategic Plan
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on...
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Medicare Rights Urges CMS to Keep Ombudsman Program for Cancelled Demonstration Project
In December, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a demonstration program that will test new ways for...
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The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Would Lower Costs and Preserve Care
This week, members of both chambers of Congress introduced a bill that aims to bring down rising drug costs. Representatives...
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Medicare Enrollment Opportunity Extended for Marketplace Enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a year-long extension, through September 30, 2018, of a critical...
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How the Social Security Cost of Living Increase will Affect the Part B Premium
Last week, the Social Security Administration announced that there will be a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Evaluates Medicare Advantage Plan Networks
This week, the Kaiser Family foundation released a study that examines the size and composition of physician networks in Medicare...
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Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Support the CHIP Program without Penalizing People with Medicare
Today, the Medicare Rights Center sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce voicing...
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Medicare Rights Center Identifies Enrollment Gaps for People Transitioning to Medicare from Expansion Medicaid
This week, the Medicare Rights Center released a new report, Toward Seamless Coverage: Identifying Enrollment Gaps and Opportunities in Medicare...
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