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The Latest on the Health Care Repeal Bill from the Senate Floor
It’s been an eventful couple of weeks when it comes to Congress’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
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Medicare Rights Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Today, Stacy Sanders, federal policy director of the Medicare Rights Center, testified in support of a proposed law that would...
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It’s Not Over Yet. Senate Will Soon Vote to Advance Affordable Care Act Repeal.
In a shocking twist, Senate leadership decided this week that they will no longer advance the Better Care Reconciliation Act,...
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Trustees’ Report Shows That Medicare Remains on Solid Footing
The Trustees find that the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund is solvent through 2029—a year longer than previously...
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Medicare Rights Offers Ways to Improve Affordable Care Act Regulations
The Medicare Rights Center recently submitted comments responding to a federal request for information titled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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The Better Care Reconciliation Act Is No Better Than Before
After failing to bring their health care overhaul bill to a vote last month, leadership in theUS Senate released an...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Tool to Compare ACA Replacement Plans
As the President and Republicans in Congress attempt to follow through on legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...
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Vote on Senate Health Care Overhaul Delayed Until After 4th of July Recess
Last week, Senate leadership released the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). Drafted in secret by a panel of...
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Your Senators Heard You. Now, Show Up to Protect Our Care.
As we suspected, the BCRA is scarily similar to the House’s American Health Care Act (AHCA). Both the BCRA and...
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Congressional Budget Office Estimates 22 Million Would Lose Coverage Under Senate Health Care Plan
Today’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report makes it clear: a handful of Senators working in secret back rooms cannot write...
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