Medicare Rights Responds to Proposed HIPAA Changes
Julie Carter
May 6, 2021
Today, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments to the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in response to proposed
📢 URGENT: Protect Medicaid for Millions of People with Medicare
Julie Carter
Senior Federal Policy Associate
Julie Carter joined the Medicare Rights Center in 2016 as a Federal Policy Associate in the Washington DC office. She had just completed a year as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow with a placement at the Administration for Community Living where she was able to explore the use of data in policymaking. She has also been a Fellow with Justice in Aging, focusing on person-centered planning and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports, and was Vice President of a manufacturing firm in Appalachian Ohio. She has a B.A. in English and History from the University of Notre Dame, and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She is a passionate fan of baseball, reading, data, poetry, and good Mexican food, which is nearly impossible to find in DC.
Julie Carter joined the Medicare Rights Center in 2016 as a Federal Policy Associate in the Washington DC office. She had just completed a year as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow with a placement at the Administration for Community Living where she was able to explore the use of data in policymaking. She has also been a Fellow with Justice in Aging, focusing on person-centered planning and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports, and was Vice President of a manufacturing firm in Appalachian Ohio. She has a B.A. in English and History from the University of Notre Dame, and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She is a passionate fan of baseball, reading, data, poetry, and good Mexican food, which is nearly impossible to find in DC.
Congressional Members Seek SSI Program Changes to Reduce Poverty
Julie Carter
April 22, 2021
Dozens of U.S. Representatives and Senators sent a letter late last week urging the Biden administration to support the inclusion of Supplemental
New Issue Brief Examines Medicaid Churn
Julie Carter
April 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) recently
Education About COVID-19 Vaccines Continues as Access Increases
Julie Carter
April 8, 2021
At least 110 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of any of the three
Biden Administration Officially Ends Harmful Public Charge Rule
Julie Carter
March 18, 2021
Last month, the Biden administration began work to reverse a harmful public charge immigration rule that disproportionately harmed older adults
One Year In, Big Medicare Changes Continue to Help Combat COVID-19
Julie Carter
March 11, 2021
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) sparked a host of major changes to the Medicare program, including wider use and
New Analysis Finds That Health Care Spending by Private Insurers Decreases if They Are Reimbursed Using Medicare Rates
Julie Carter
March 4, 2021
The United States spends more for health care per capita than other high-income countries and does not have better outcomes
Biden Administration Takes Two Big Steps in Support of Health Care Coverage
Julie Carter
February 25, 2021
The Biden administration recently took two important steps to preserve health care coverage for millions of Americans. First, the Department
New Report Highlights Racial and Economic Disparities in Medicare
Julie Carter
February 18, 2021
Historically, Medicare has done significant work in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health status and access to health care, including driving the desegregation of America’s hospital systems in the 1960s. However, as a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation demonstrates, that work remains incomplete. Not only do racial and ethnic disparities persist, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated them.
Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Sharing Has Devastating Consequences for Health
Julie Carter
February 11, 2021
A new research paper demonstrates that cost-sharing in Medicare’s prescription drug program causes people to avoid care, to the detriment
Medicare Rights Responds to Proposed HIPAA Changes
May 6, 2021
Today, the Medicare Rights Center submitted comments to the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in response to proposed
Congressional Members Seek SSI Program Changes to Reduce Poverty
April 22, 2021
Dozens of U.S. Representatives and Senators sent a letter late last week urging the Biden administration to support the inclusion of Supplemental
New Issue Brief Examines Medicaid Churn
April 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) recently
Education About COVID-19 Vaccines Continues as Access Increases
April 8, 2021
At least 110 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of any of the three
Biden Administration Officially Ends Harmful Public Charge Rule
March 18, 2021
Last month, the Biden administration began work to reverse a harmful public charge immigration rule that disproportionately harmed older adults
One Year In, Big Medicare Changes Continue to Help Combat COVID-19
March 11, 2021
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) sparked a host of major changes to the Medicare program, including wider use and
New Analysis Finds That Health Care Spending by Private Insurers Decreases if They Are Reimbursed Using Medicare Rates
March 4, 2021
The United States spends more for health care per capita than other high-income countries and does not have better outcomes
Biden Administration Takes Two Big Steps in Support of Health Care Coverage
February 25, 2021
The Biden administration recently took two important steps to preserve health care coverage for millions of Americans. First, the Department
New Report Highlights Racial and Economic Disparities in Medicare
February 18, 2021
Historically, Medicare has done significant work in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health status and access to health care, including driving the desegregation of America’s hospital systems in the 1960s. However, as a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation demonstrates, that work remains incomplete. Not only do racial and ethnic disparities persist, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated them.
Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Sharing Has Devastating Consequences for Health
February 11, 2021
A new research paper demonstrates that cost-sharing in Medicare’s prescription drug program causes people to avoid care, to the detriment