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Attention New York Residents: Important Information About Managed Long-Term Care Plans
Are you, your loved one, or someone you know enrolled in a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) Plan? If you...
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Medicare Rights Brings Consumer Perspective to HHS Roundtable on Bundled Payments
This week, Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, joined the honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S....
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Medicare Rights Center Praises Consumer Protections Embedded in Part D Program to Prevent Prescription Drug Overuse
Among many measures in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016, signed into law last week by President...
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Medicare Premium Support Explained in New Kaiser Family Foundation FAQ
A recent issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) answers important questions about a controversial Medicare savings proposal called...
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BENES Act Clarifies and Improves Medicare Enrollment
The Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act is bipartisan legislation to modernize the Part B enrollment process recently...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Data on Cost of Health Care at the End of Life
A new report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) highlights the demographics of people with Medicare who died in...
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President Obama Outlines Progress Since the Affordable Care Act
When President Obama took office in January 2009, one out of seven Americans had no health insurance. The Affordable Care...
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Kaiser Family Foundation Report Explores Effects of Medicare Redesign Proposals
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a report examining the anticipated effects of four options to modify Medicare’s...
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House Subcommittee Proposes to Keep SHIP Funding Intact
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved a bill that would provide funding for...
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Advocates Reinforce Support for Part B Drug Payment Model and Recommend Improvements
This week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the proposed Part B drug payment model. Medicare Rights,...
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