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Medicare Rights Highlights Ways to Eliminate Red Tape in the Medicare Program
This week, Medicare Rights Center submitted comments on ways to eliminate red tape and bureaucracy in the Medicare program that...
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Medicare Rights Identifies Ways Health System Transformation Can Work Better for all New Yorkers
Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a report detailing the role consumer advocates and advocacy organizations can play in the...
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New CBO Score Finds That Ending Payments to Insurance Companies to Help Low-Income Marketplace Enrollees would Increase the National Deficit
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis that found that ending payments to insurance companies to assist...
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New Poll Shows a Majority of Americans Think It Is a “Good Thing” the Senate ACA Repeal Bill Failed
In the aftermath of the Senate’s failure to pass major health care legislation and repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...
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Only Half of Eligible Beneficiaries are Receiving Help with Part B Costs
This week, a report for the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) examines the enrollment of likely eligible...
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CMS Projects Continued Stability of Part D Premiums in 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that the average basic premium for a Part D prescription...
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New Brief Compares Medicare Advantage and Marketplace Plan Offerings in Areas with Limited Availability
This week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a new issue brief examining a recent hot topic—areas with few or...
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After 52 Years, Medicare Remains a Bright Spot in Our Nation’s Health Care System
Last week, Medicare celebrated 52 years since it was signed into law. In those 52 years, Medicare has provided guaranteed...
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In Dramatic Fashion, the U.S. Senate Defeats the Latest Attempt to Appeal the Affordable Care Act
Early this morning, the U.S. Senate once again defended the American people and rejected a bill that would have devastated...
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House Passes Budget Resolution That Would Radically Transform the Medicare Program
This week, the House Budget Committee approved a 2018 budget resolution that would end Medicare’s guarantee of health coverage by...
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