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 […]

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 […]

Statement from the Medicare Rights Center and Center for Medicare Advocacy on Passage of Devastating Tax Bill Washington, DC – Today’s passage of the Tax Cut bill puts the 57 million older adults and people with disabilities who rely on Medicare, and their families, at risk. Medicare faces both short and […]

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 […]

Lindsey Copeland Named Medicare Rights Center’s Federal Policy Director New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center has named Lindsey Copeland as its new federal policy director. Ms. Copeland is responsible for formulating, directing, and implementing Medicare Rights’ federal policy and advocacy work and is based in its Washington, D.C. office. She […]

Statement from the Medicare Rights Center and Center for Medicare Advocacy on Senate Passage of Tax Bill Washington DC—After a rushed and secretive process, early this morning, the U.S. Senate passed a tax bill that will explode the national debt by giving massive tax cuts to the wealthy. By adding […]

More than 40 Organizations Join Together in Opposition to  Senate’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act –Advocates Oppose Tax Cuts That Will Jeopardize Health Care for Older Adults, People with Disabilities & Their Families–  Washington, DC—More than 40 organizations whose missions are to promote access to affordable, high-quality health care and […]

Medicare Rights Center Identifies Consumer Protections for New Medicare Payment and Delivery Models —AARP Public Policy Institute and Medicare Rights Partnership Leads to New Report —  New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center joined with the AARP Public Policy Institute to release a new report, Consumer Protections in New Medicare Payment and […]

House Passes Damaging Tax Bill, Health Advocates Urge Senate to Rethink Their Plan –Joint statement from the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy— Washington, DC—Today, the House of Representatives passed a catastrophic, rushed, and partisan tax bill with no public input, no hearings, and no time to […]

Tax Cut Bill Just Got Worse. Health Care at Risk. — Joint statement from the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy — Washington, DC—As the House and Senate rush to make changes to their versions of the tax bill, it keeps getting worse and worse, posing an […]