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Medicare Watch

2025: A Year of Old Threats and New Opportunities

ByJulie Carter |
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New Legislation Will Improve Medicare Access and Affordability for Low-Income New Yorkers

ByLindsey Copeland |
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Medicare Watch

Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in Year-End Legislation

ByLindsey Copeland |
Medicare Watch

Incremental Expansion of Dental Coverage in Medicare Continues Under Biden Administration

ByCasey Schwarz |
Medicare Watch

Action Alert: Tell Congress to Fund Medicare Outreach and Enrollment Activities That Help Low-Income Beneficiaries

ByLindsey Copeland |
Medicare Watch

State Health Insurance Assistance Programs Underused Among Medicare Beneficiaries Making Enrollment Decisions

ByCasey Schwarz |
Medicare Watch

Some People Losing “Deemed” Status for the Low-Income Subsidy Remain Eligible for Assistance

ByCasey Schwarz |
Medicare Watch

Amid Fall Open Enrollment, New Insights on the Medicare Advantage Landscape in 2025

ByLindsey Copeland |
Inside Medicare Rights

Protecting and Improving Medicare for All Who Rely on It 

ByFred Riccardi |
Medicare Watch

CMS Announces 2025 Premiums and Deductibles for Medicare Parts A and B

ByCasey Schwarz |
Medicare Watch

Health Care Access Improving in Rural Areas, Challenges Persist

ByLindsey Copeland |
Medicare Watch

CMS Finalizes Payment Rule, Including Update to the Custody Definition

ByCasey Schwarz |
Medicare Watch

Healthcare.gov Now Open for 2025 ACA Plan Shopping

ByJulie Carter |
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Watchdog Estimates $7.5 Billion Medicare Advantage Overpayment from “Questionable” Health Risk Assessments

ByJulie Carter |
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Medicare Rights Applauds Governor Hochul and New York State Legislature for Prioritizing Health Care Affordability and Streamlining Enrollment in the Medicare Savings Program

December 19, 2024
Medicare Rights in the News

It’s Time to Shop for Medicare, and 2025 Brings Big Changes

November 2, 2024
  |  The New York Times
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Medicare Rights in the News

Despite Medicare shake-up, options remain plentiful in New York for open enrollment

October 16, 2024
  |  Crain’s New York Business
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Medicare Plans Are Making Big Changes for 2025. Here’s How to Navigate Them.

October 15, 2024
  |  The Wall Street Journal
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Governor Hochul Announces Nearly 1 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Program to Help Older Adults Save More Than $7,000 Per Year in Health Care Costs

October 14, 2024
  |  The Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
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Medicare Open Enrollment Resource for Journalists Released by the Medicare Rights Center 

October 9, 2024
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