Important Final Rule Streamlines Enrollment Into Medicare Savings Programs
September 21, 2023
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a long-awaited rule that will make it easier for
📢 URGENT: Protect Medicaid for Millions of People with Medicare
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New Survey Highlights Overwhelming, Confusing, and Misleading Medicare Plan Marketing
September 14, 2023
A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund examines beneficiary experiences with marketing outreach from private Medicare Advantage (MA), Medigap, and
Three Proposed Rules Would Improve Equity, Comprehensive Coverage, and Access to Care
September 14, 2023
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments on three proposed rules. One would improve access to needed services. A second would
CMS Announces First 10 Drugs Subject to Price Negotiation
August 31, 2023
On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs that will
New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare
August 24, 2023
This article was written in coordination with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Legal Action Center. As our country
Inflation Reduction Act and Affordable Care Act Working Together to Lower Health Care Costs
August 17, 2023
In advance of this week’s one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden-Harris administration released a set of
Rising Drug Prices Demonstrate Need for Inflation Reduction Act’s Changes
August 17, 2023
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that allows Medicare
Public Supports More Drug Price Regulation, Unaware of Inflation Reduction Act Provisions
August 10, 2023
As we near the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), recent public polling by KFF shows that many
Medicare Advantage 101: The Rise of Quality Bonuses
August 10, 2023
Medicare Rights recently released Medicare Advantage 101, a series of explainers and videos covering the rise and potential downfalls of
More Older Adults Fill Insulin Prescriptions Under Inflation Reduction Act
August 3, 2023
As more features of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are implemented, more people with Medicare are seeing the benefits of
Important Final Rule Streamlines Enrollment Into Medicare Savings Programs
September 21, 2023
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a long-awaited rule that will make it easier for
New Survey Highlights Overwhelming, Confusing, and Misleading Medicare Plan Marketing
September 14, 2023
A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund examines beneficiary experiences with marketing outreach from private Medicare Advantage (MA), Medigap, and
Three Proposed Rules Would Improve Equity, Comprehensive Coverage, and Access to Care
September 14, 2023
This week, Medicare Rights submitted comments on three proposed rules. One would improve access to needed services. A second would
CMS Announces First 10 Drugs Subject to Price Negotiation
August 31, 2023
On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs that will
New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare
August 24, 2023
This article was written in coordination with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Legal Action Center. As our country
Inflation Reduction Act and Affordable Care Act Working Together to Lower Health Care Costs
August 17, 2023
In advance of this week’s one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden-Harris administration released a set of
Rising Drug Prices Demonstrate Need for Inflation Reduction Act’s Changes
August 17, 2023
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that allows Medicare
Public Supports More Drug Price Regulation, Unaware of Inflation Reduction Act Provisions
August 10, 2023
As we near the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), recent public polling by KFF shows that many
Medicare Advantage 101: The Rise of Quality Bonuses
August 10, 2023
Medicare Rights recently released Medicare Advantage 101, a series of explainers and videos covering the rise and potential downfalls of
More Older Adults Fill Insulin Prescriptions Under Inflation Reduction Act
August 3, 2023
As more features of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are implemented, more people with Medicare are seeing the benefits of