This fact sheet explains what administrative barriers to Medicare and Medicaid mean for older adults, people with disabilities, and the health care system.
Policymakers often overlook or disregard the problems people may face when they try to enroll or stay enrolled in public programs or to get the care they need. Issues around Medicare and Medicaid enrollments and appeals are legion and can run the gamut from minor one-time annoyances to recurrent bureaucratic nightmares.