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Medicare Rights Joins the National Coalition on Health Care
The Medicare Rights Center is proud to announce its recent membership on the National Coalition for Health Care (NCHC). NCHC...
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New Brief Finds 30 Million Would Lose Coverage under Past ACA Repeal Plan
This week, the Urban Institute (the Institute) released a brief discussing the impact of enacting the same partial repeal of...
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Read the Real Story. Medicare Is Not Going Broke.
A recent blog post on the Center on Budget Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses a common falsehood repeated by some lawmakers...
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Medicare Rights Comments on 2018 Medicare Plan Star Ratings
This week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted a response to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) request for...
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It’s Throwback Thursday! Old and Tired Medicare Ideas Resurrected
Several years ago, Republican leaders in Congress unveiled proposals to make sweeping changes to the health care system, including to...
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Turning 65 and Preparing for Medicare
In January, I’ll blow out the candles on my 65th birthday cake. A family member recently reminded me that I...
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Medicare Part B Premiums Announced for 2017
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Part B premiums for 2017. Starting January...
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Breaking Down Plans to Privatize Medicare
You may be reading news reports about how some members of Congress want to privatize Medicare. By no means is...
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Proposed Improvements to Medicare Coverage and Enrollment Offer Important Protections
This week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted a letter of strong support for the Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of...
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Medicare Rights Voices Support for Proposed Medigap Consumer Protections
Earlier this fall, the Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill...
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