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Julie Carter
December 19, 2024
Celebrating 35 years of making Medicare more accessible, affordable, and equitable!
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Every day, we celebrate victories, big and small, of the thousands of people who turn to us for help. Because of your generosity, we can help so many older adults secure the quality health care they need and deserve to live longer and healthier lives.
The Medicare Rights Center is a nonprofit organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), federal tax ID #13-3505372. Contributions to Medicare Rights are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable under the law.
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Getting Medicare Right
The Medicare Rights Center works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs, and public policy initiatives.
Counseling & Advocacy
Our expert counselors provide clear answers and step-by-step assistance to take the guesswork out of health insurance decision-making.
Education
Our clear, unbiased resources are trusted by millions of consumers, caregivers, and professionals to provide important Medicare information.
Policy Work
We work nationwide with federal and state advocates to help secure Medicare’s future and systematically address consumers' needs.
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Heard on the Helpline
Every day on our national helpline, we hear from people with Medicare, their families, and the professionals who serve them about the barriers people face when accessing health care. Each client’s story is a snapshot of Medicare Rights’ commitment to ensuring that older adults and people with disabilities can get the affordable health care they need.
Barrie
Barrie was used to leading an active lifestyle. That changed when he developed a condition which affected his inner ears. Then, he lost his employer health coverage.
Maureen
Maureen was abruptly dropped from her Medicare drug plan because of an error regarding her change of address several years before, and her essential medications were no longer covered.
Rose
Rose, a 66-year-old Florida resident, called Medicare Rights because she was provided a power wheelchair that she was unable to use.
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