Statement by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, on U.S. Senate Defeat of the “Health Care Freedom Act” New York, NY—Today, the U.S. Senate once again defended the American people and rejected a bill that would have devastated American families, led to tens of millions of people losing […]

Statement by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, on the Motion to Proceed on Senate Affordable Care Act Repeal  New York, NY—The Senate will vote on a “motion to proceed” today, bringing one or more Affordable Care Act repeal bills up for a vote. This anticipated vote is […]

Statement by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, on the Success of the Motion to Proceed Vote  New York, NY—Today’s vote was about more than Senate procedure. Fifty Senators voted to lead Congress down a perilous path, one that may undo the Affordable Care Act’s key coverage expansions, […]

Medicare Rights Center Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Medicare Fraud and Abuse –Expresses support for legislation to update and increase health care fraud penalties— Washington, DC—Today, Stacy Sanders, federal policy director of the Medicare Rights Center, testified in support of a proposed law that would increase the civil monetary penalties […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Resurrected Senate Plans to Repeal the Affordable Care Act and Delay Replacement New York, NY—Senate leadership will no longer advance the Better Care Reconciliation Act, a bill that would have slashed Medicaid, spiked costs for older adults, and yanked […]

Medicare Remains on Solid Footing —Trustees’ Report Improved Short-Term Outlook, Highlights Importance of Recent Reforms— New York, NY—The 2017 Medicare Trustees’ Report brings welcome news, reinforcing that Medicare remains a bright spot in our nation’s health care system. The Trustees find that the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on the Revised Better Care Reconciliation Act  New York, NY—Today’s release of the updated Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) confirms what we already knew: this broken bill can’t be fixed. This tweaked BCRA still ends Medicaid as we know it, […]

Statement on the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate of the Better Care Reconciliation Act by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center   New York, NY— Today’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report makes it clear: a handful of Senators working in secret back rooms cannot write a bill that works […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on the Senate Republican Health Care Overhaul Proposal New York, NY—We knew the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) couldn’t be fixed, and the proposal released today confirms it. Thirteen Senators met behind closed doors to craft a partisan health […]

Statement on Reported Senate Health Care Plans, by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center   New York, NY—According to repeated reports, the Senate expects to vote in a mere few weeks on a plan that could fundamentally upend access to affordable health coverage for millions of Americans and especially […]