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 […]

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, […]