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Medicare Rights Center and Partners Ask CMS to Revisit Seamless Conversion Practices
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center and partner organizations, including Justice in Aging, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and the...
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Congress Takes Steps to Address Sky-High Drug Costs and Require Greater Transparency
A new bill, the Fair Drug Pricing Act, was introduced in both the Senate and the House this month promising...
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National Organizations Make Recommendations to Lessen the Impact of Projected Increases in Part B Premiums and Deductibles
This week, 75 national organizations representing older adults, people with disabilities, insurers, health care providers, unions, and purchasers sent a...
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CMS Asks: Are People Being Steered Away from Their Best Insurance Options?
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) responded to a request for information (RFI) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Analyzes the Rate that People with Medicare Make Plan Changes
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) issue brief analyzes when people with Medicare make changes to their Medicare Advantage and...
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New Bill Seeks to Improve Medicare Coverage and Enrollment
Congress took steps this week to improve Medicare coverage and enrollment rules by introducing the “The Medicare Affordability and Enrollment...
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Medicare Rights Center Comments on Proposed Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Last week, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments in response to proposals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
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Medicare Rights Offers Recommendations to Make Medicare Plan Finder More User Friendly
As Medicare Fall Open Enrollment approaches, the time of year from October 15 to December 7 when people with Medicare...
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CMS Announces Notice for People with Marketplace Coverage and Medicare
CMS recently released a new notice that people with Medicare and Marketplace coverage will receive. The notice informs these individuals...
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Medicare Advocates Submit Statement on Part B Prescription Drug Model
This week, Medicare Rights Center, along with a coalition of 20 organizations sent a letter expressing support for the mission...
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