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Medicare Rights Center Response to Medicare Advantage Data Request for Information
It is evident that Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and costs are growing, access issues abound, and transparency is long overdue. To ensure MA works well for those it is supposed to serve, the Medicare Rights Center urges the immediate and thorough collection and publication of additional data on (I) Equity, (II) Provider Directories and Networks, (III) Marketing, (IV) Utilization Management and Appeals, (V) Supplemental Benefits, (VI) Dually Eligible Individuals and D-SNPs, and (VII) Favorable Selection and Risk Adjustment. This information should be granular, regularly reported, and used to guide MA and program-wide improvements. CMS must finally hold plans accountable for the public dollars they use and the promises they make.
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Medicare Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act
Medicare Private Contracting
Medicare Means Testing
Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age
Medicare Premium Support
Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansions and Consumer Protections
Any changes to the Medicare program must aim for healthier people, better care, and smarter spending—not paying more for less. As policymakers debate the future of health care, we will provide our insights here.
Thinking ahead to Medicare's future, it’s important to modernize benefits and pursue changes that improve how people with Medicare navigate their coverage on a daily basis. Here are our evolving 30 policy goals for Medicare’s future.
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