Close
Celebrating 35 years of making Medicare more accessible, affordable, and equitable!

Press Releases

Medicare General Enrollment Period Ends March 31

Deadline Looms for those Eligible to Enroll in Medicare Part B -Medicare General Enrollment Period Ends March 31– New York, NY—Older adults and people with disabilities who are eligible for Medicare Part B but have not yet enrolled should do so before March 31, when Medicare’s annual General Enrollment Period (GEP) ends. […]

Read More

President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk if Implemented, Advocates Warn

President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk if Implemented, Advocates Warn Washington, DC—The President’s annual budget request is, at its core, a statement of values. It is incredibly troubling then, that President Trump’s budget blueprint for FY 2019, submitted this […]

Read More

BENES Act Featured at Senate Hearing Today as the Solution to Costly Medicare Enrollment Mistakes

BENES Act Featured at Senate Hearing Today as the Solution to Costly Medicare Enrollment Mistakes —SHIP Program is Essential to Helping Older and Disabled Americans Navigate Medicare to Access the Affordable Health Care they Need—  Washington, DC—Today, the bipartisan, bicameral “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act” was put forth as the […]

Read More

People with Medicare Largely Forgotten in Spending Bill Debate

People with Medicare Largely Forgotten in Spending Bill Debate Washington, DC – We are relieved that Congress has reached an agreement to fund the federal government through February 8, as any lapse in federal funding can have serious consequences for people with Medicare and their families. We are also relieved […]

Read More

Over 50 Advocacy Organizations Opposed to Congressional Tax Plan

Over 50 Advocacy Organizations Opposed to Congressional Tax Plan –Flawed Plan Will Put Health Care for Older Adults & People with Disabilities at Risk– Washington, DC — Over 50 organizations concerned about access to affordable, high-quality health care and long-term services and supports for older adults, people with disabilities, and […]

Read More