Joint Statement from Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Below is a joint statement from Judith Stein, executive director, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Joe Baker, president, Medicare Rights Center, regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “As organizations that share a […]

CHIP is Essential but Seniors Shouldn’t Bear the Cost, says the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center strongly supports the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which provides affordable health coverage to working families for over 8 million children. CHIP gives families, including people with Medicare, a needed sense […]

The Medicare Rights Center Named CE Quality Partner by CFP New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit consumer service organization that is the largest and most reliable source of independent Medicare information and assistance in the U.S., has been named a “CFP Board CE Quality Partner” after successfully […]

Social Workers Can Now Learn Medicare Online and Earn Continuing Education Hours — Medicare Interactive Pro makes Learning Medicare Easy —  New York, NY— Social workers can now earn continuing education hours while they learn Medicare at their own pace, anytime and anywhere with Medicare Interactive (MI) Pro, an online […]

Medicare Rights Announces Renewed Partnership with Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging to Support SHIP Counselors Nationwide through the SHIP National Technical Assistance Center Washington, DC –The Medicare Rights Center is proud to announce a renewed partnership with the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A), which was just selected […]

BENES Act Will Protect People Who are Approaching Medicare Eligibility, says the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center applauds Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Todd Young (R-IN) for introducing the bipartisan “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act” in the Senate. The BENES Act (S. 1909) would […]

New Guide Helps Financial Advisors Plan for and Appeal Medicare IRMAA Decisions for their Clients — Learn Medicare and Earn Continuing Education Hours  from the Certified Financial Planners Board® —   New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center recently developed a new downloadable guide providing free information to help people with Medicare and those who assist […]

Medicare Rights Center to Honor The Healthcare Education Project at its Annual Awards Dinner on October 16 –HEP Executive Director Kirk Adams and Co-Chairs George Gresham and Ken Raske to be Recognized– New York, NY–The Medicare Rights Center will host its Annual Awards Dinner on October 16 where it will honor […]

Medicare Rights Center Identifies Enrollment Gaps for People Transitioning to Medicare from Expansion Medicaid —New Report Highlights Opportunities to Ease Medicare Enrollment — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a new report,  Toward Seamless Coverage: Identifying Enrollment Gaps and Opportunities in Medicare Transitions for People with Expansion Medicaid, highlighting challenges that people with […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Extension of Needed Relief for Marketplace Enrollees Who Missed Medicare Enrollment New York, NY—Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a year-long extension, through September 30, 2018, of a critical exception for certain Marketplace enrollees who […]