CMS Extends Needed Relief for People with Medicare Mistakenly Enrolled in Marketplace Plans –Statement by Fred Riccardi, President of the Medicare Rights Center— New York, NY—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in guidance the phase out and extension of a critical relief pathway for current and […]
Medicare 2019 Fall Open Enrollment Resource for Journalists Released by the Medicare Rights Center 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 unrestricted changes to their coverage options. To […]
Medicare Enrollment Relief Policy is Set to Expire on September 30 –79 Organizations Call on CMS to Retain Policy to Prevent Seniors and People with Disabilities from Facing Gaps in Coverage and Costly Medicare Part B Late Enrollment Penalties– Washington, DC—Today, the Medicare Rights Center led a coalition of 79 […]
New Medicare Plan Finder is Improved but Needs Work before Fall Open Enrollment Begins on October 15 Washington, DC—In a letter sent today to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, the Medicare Rights Center applauded the agency’s efforts to update the Medicare Plan Finder but also […]
Beneficiary Advocates Raise Alarms Concerning Roll-Out of New Medicare Plan Finder and Revision of Medicare Marketing Rules Washington, DC ─ Justice in Aging, Medicare Rights Center, Center for Medicare Advocacy and the National Council on Aging sent a joint letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Medicare Rights Center Supports Legislation to Streamline the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Appeals Process, States Medicare Rights President Fred Riccardi — Current Process is Confusing and Burdensome, Creating Barriers to Access and Affordability of Medications for People with Medicare — Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center applauds Rep. Tom Suozzi […]
Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act Advances in the House Medicare Rights urges Congress to prioritize the BETTER Act reforms, including the BENES Act Washington, DC — Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means advanced the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (S. 1280/H.R. 2477) […]
Inefficient Medicare Part D Appeals Process Can Result in Dangerous Medication Delays The “Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act” Must be Enacted Immediately, Recommends the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center applauds Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) for introducing the bipartisan Streamlining Part D Appeals […]
MedPAC Calls for Improvements in Medicare Part B Enrollment Process, Recommends Better Notification Requirements for People Nearing Medicare Eligibility Medicare Rights Urges Lawmakers to Pass BENES Act to Prevent Costly Enrollment Mistakes Washington, DC— In its June 2019 report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends improvements to […]
Medicare Rights President Fred Riccardi Testifies About Expiring Medicare Programs Washington, DC—Today, Medicare Rights Center President Fred Riccardi testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health titled “Investing in America’s Health Care.” In his statement, Riccardi urged Congress to address several expiring Medicare-related […]
