Medicare Watch
Issue Brief Finds that Medicare Complexity Outpaces Counseling Resources
Last week, the Center on Aging at the American Institute for Research (AIR) released a set of issue briefs detailing...
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Medicare Watch
American Institutes for Research Highlights Need to Fix Complex Medicare Enrollment System
A new set of issue briefs by the Center on Aging at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) highlights the...
Inside Medicare Rights
Part B Enrollment Mistakes: One Client’s Story
Knowing when and how to enroll in Part B, the part of Medicare that covers outpatient services like doctor visits,...
Medicare Watch
Partnership, Equity, and Transparency: Key Themes for Primary Care Payment
This week, Medicare Rights joined health care leaders from across the country for the annual summit of the Health Care...
Medicare Watch
CMS Temporarily Suspends Policy that Allows Automatic Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently suspended a policy known as seamless conversion, a practice that allows...
Medicare Watch
Advocates Sign Letter Urging Congress to Improve Health Care Programs for Residents of Puerto Rico
This week, the Medicare Rights Center signed onto a letter from the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations calling for a...
Medicare Watch
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases First Look at 2017 Part D Plan Offerings
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released an issue brief analyzing the 2017 prescription drug (Part D) plan offerings based...
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Medicare Rights Responds to CMS Questions about People who have Medicare and Marketplace Coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Marketplace plans to keep people unless they ask to disenroll or stop paying their...
Medicare Watch
Costly Penalties for Failing to Enroll in Medicare Part D Highlighted in New Medicare Rights Brief
This week, the Medicare Rights Center released a new brief on the complexities of knowing when to enroll in Medicare...
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Part D Test Program Aims to Improve Quality of Care and Lower Costs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced Part D plan participants for a new demonstration, the Enhanced...
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