Building on recent progress with drug pricing, last night Senate Democrats announced plans to add energy and tax provisions to the reconciliation package, and to hold a vote next week. Critically, the expanded bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, maintains key Medicare and prescription drug reforms that were included […]
This week, Medicare Rights joined the Legal Action Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy to release “Parity Principles to Optimize Medicare Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care.” This one-page document explains the need for and outlines necessary steps toward ensuring that older adults and people with […]
The Medicare Rights Center joined nearly 250 national, state and local organizations in a letter to the leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees, urging them to improve Medicare coverage of treatments for people with substance use disorder and mental health needs. Medicare is not subject […]
Legislation passed during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), requires states to maintain individuals’ Medicaid coverage until one month after the end of the PHE in order to receive enhanced federal funding. This “continuous enrollment” policy has been a vital protection for many […]
Last week, Senate Democrats released updated prescription drug pricing legislation, with the goal of passing it through the reconciliation process in the coming weeks. Like previous versions, the package would allow Medicare to negotiate some drug prices, cap beneficiary out-of-pocket (OOP) Part D drug costs at $2,000 a year, and […]
Millions of older adults and people with disabilities lack access to affordable, essential dental care. This care is critically important to maintaining overall health, and the lack of coverage in the Medicare program exacerbates underlying racial, geographic, and disability-related health and economic disparities and inequities. Currently, Medicare Part B only […]
