2025: A Year of Old Threats and New Opportunities
December 19, 2024
As 2024 winds down, our sights turn to 2025, which will see a new Congress and administration. Amid these shifts
Celebrating 35 years of making Medicare more accessible, affordable, and equitable!
Medicare and Medicaid Integration
Distinct Medicare and Medicaid rules, funding streams, and service delivery systems can create barriers that increase costs and worsen outcomes for people who are jointly enrolled in the programs. We support correcting this fragmentation through policies that offer meaningful choice; reduce disparities in access to and quality of care; rely on active and informed enrollee participation; include robust safeguards and oversight; offer clear enrollee and provider education about options for accessing integrated care; establish unified grievance and appeals processes; ensure seamless access to data; and provide person-centered care coordination and care management.
Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in Year-End Legislation
December 12, 2024
The Medicare Rights Center recently joined 31 partner organizations in urging Congress to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid this year. The
KFF Examines Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for Dually Eligible Individuals
October 31, 2024
For the nearly 13 million people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid—known as dual eligible individuals—Medicare is their primary insurer. It
New Medicare Rights Center Case Study Series Highlights Experiences of Dually Eligible Individuals
September 12, 2024
This week, Medicare Rights released a new case study series to inform conversations and policy decisions around enhancing benefits access
Medicare Rights Center Launches Comprehensive Case Study Resource to Highlight Key Issues with Benefits Access and Coordination for Dually Eligible Individuals
September 10, 2024
New York, NY – The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) is proud to announce the release of an essential new resource aimed at
Medicare-Medicaid Integration
September 10, 2024
Coordinating benefits and services for dually eligible individuals is often complex and disjointed. This study examines the challenges of poorly integrated care and offers recommendations for improving integration at both state and federal levels.
Helping People with Lower Incomes Avoid the Medicare Cliff
June 6, 2024
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the LeadingAge LTSS (long-term services and supports) Center at the University of Massachusetts
Medicaid Unwinding Extension as Eligible People Lose Access to Care
May 23, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states had the option to get increased federal funding for Medicaid if they agreed to place
Medicare Rights Center Releases Report on Improving Integrated Care for Dually Eligible New Yorkers
May 16, 2024
New York, NY —The Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit consumer service organization, released a new report titled “Improving Integrated Care
Medicare Rights Highlights Opportunities to Improve Care for Dually Eligible New Yorkers
May 16, 2024
People who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid have diverse needs and circumstances. However, nearly all face challenges navigating
2025: A Year of Old Threats and New Opportunities
December 19, 2024
As 2024 winds down, our sights turn to 2025, which will see a new Congress and administration. Amid these shifts
Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in Year-End Legislation
December 12, 2024
The Medicare Rights Center recently joined 31 partner organizations in urging Congress to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid this year. The
KFF Examines Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for Dually Eligible Individuals
October 31, 2024
For the nearly 13 million people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid—known as dual eligible individuals—Medicare is their primary insurer. It
New Medicare Rights Center Case Study Series Highlights Experiences of Dually Eligible Individuals
September 12, 2024
This week, Medicare Rights released a new case study series to inform conversations and policy decisions around enhancing benefits access
Medicare Rights Center Launches Comprehensive Case Study Resource to Highlight Key Issues with Benefits Access and Coordination for Dually Eligible Individuals
September 10, 2024
New York, NY – The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) is proud to announce the release of an essential new resource aimed at
Medicare-Medicaid Integration
September 10, 2024
Coordinating benefits and services for dually eligible individuals is often complex and disjointed. This study examines the challenges of poorly integrated care and offers recommendations for improving integration at both state and federal levels.
Helping People with Lower Incomes Avoid the Medicare Cliff
June 6, 2024
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the LeadingAge LTSS (long-term services and supports) Center at the University of Massachusetts
Medicaid Unwinding Extension as Eligible People Lose Access to Care
May 23, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states had the option to get increased federal funding for Medicaid if they agreed to place
Medicare Rights Center Releases Report on Improving Integrated Care for Dually Eligible New Yorkers
May 16, 2024
New York, NY —The Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit consumer service organization, released a new report titled “Improving Integrated Care
Medicare Rights Highlights Opportunities to Improve Care for Dually Eligible New Yorkers
May 16, 2024
People who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid have diverse needs and circumstances. However, nearly all face challenges navigating