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The Medicare Rights Center’s work touches all aspects of the Medicare program, including Original Medicare (OM), private Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D prescription drug plans, and supplemental coverage like Medigaps. Our Focus Our policy…
This week, the Supreme Court rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies challenging the Medicare drug price negotiation program established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The program established, for the first…
The Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab, a new venture supported by The SCAN Foundation, has drafted four model policies for states to simplify access to the Medicare Savings Programs…
The cost of health care across the country has risen continuously, with many seeing a sharp increase in premiums and other out-of-pocket costs in 2026. Medicare is no exception. Higher…
Amid growing attention to the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, a new KFF issue brief examines federal and state oversight on the use of AI in prior…
AARP has released a report that investigates the uptake and need for Caregiver Training Services (CTS). CTSs are a new addition to Medicare, allowing providers to get reimbursement for training…
On May 1, Nebraska will become the first state to put in place new punitive requirements from the 2025 budget bill HR 1. This law creates new red tape for…
This month, AARP’s Public Policy Institute released a report examining the Medicare Savings Program (MSP)’s asset eligibility limits. The report notes that as many as 6 million people are likely eligible…
This National Volunteers Month, the Medicare Rights Center invites our New York City community members to join us as volunteers on our national helpline. Volunteers are essential to our mission,…
A recent JAMA article found two key Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) prescription drug provisions that took effect in 2024—the elimination of coinsurance for catastrophic coverage and the expansion of the…
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