Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center on the House Budget Proposal New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives released a proposed budget resolution that would take health care away from poor and middle-class families in order to give tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires, and big […]

Medicare 2018 Fall Open Enrollment Resource for Journalists Released by the Medicare Rights Center –Deadline Extended for People Affected by Recent Hurricanes–  New York, NY– Medicare Fall Open Enrollment occurs from October 15 to December 7 of every year and is the time of year when people with Medicare can make […]

Medicare Rights Center Highlights Ways to Improve Access to Medicare Savings Programs for People with Low Incomes in New York —New Brief is Informed by Client Experiences Heard on Center’s Helpline — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a new brief, Medicare Snapshot: Stories from the Helpline: Improving New York […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Graham-Cassidy Bill Not Coming to a Vote New York, NY—Today, the U.S. Senate once again chose to reject a bill that would have caused tens of millions of people to lose health coverage and irreparably damaged the Medicaid program. […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal New York, NY—Today, on behalf of the older adults and people with disabilities we serve, the Medicare Rights Center reinforced its staunch opposition to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (Graham-Cassidy) bill in a […]

Deadline Looming for People Enrolled in Marketplace Plans to Enroll in Medicare without Penalty — September 30 is Last Opportunity for Marketplace Enrollees to Apply for Medicare without Coverage and Cost Consequences— New York, NY—The deadline to apply for the time-limited opportunity that allows some people who were—or are currently—enrolled […]

Leading Medicare Advocates Voice Opposition to Graham-Cassidy Bill —Letter Urges Senators to Oppose Block Grants and Medicaid Per-Capita Caps— Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy sent a letter to Senate leadership today in opposition to the recently unveiled “Graham-Cassidy” bill. The letter voices both organizations’ […]

Statement on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center New York, NY–Recent reports suggest the U.S. Senate is once again contemplating an Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal bill, developed by Senators Graham, Cassidy, Heller, and Johnson, that would cause tens of millions of Americans to lose […]

The Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy Develop New Partnership with Support from The Retirement Research Foundation –Organizations team up to protect and strengthen the health coverage and financial security of older adults and people with disabilities– New York, NY–The Medicare Rights Center and the Center for […]

Medicare Rights Center Identifies Ways Health System Transformation Can Work Better for all New Yorkers  — New Report Proposes Policy Principles for Developing, Implementing, and Monitoring New Health Care Report Initiatives — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a report detailing the role consumer advocacy organizations can play in the […]