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Medicare Experts Call for Swift Passage of HR3 to Lower Drug Prices and Improve Medicare

For Immediate Release December 9, 2019Contact: Kata Kertesz, Esq. – kkertesz@medicareadvocacy.org, 202-293-5760The Center for Medicare Advocacy, leading Medicare beneficiary experts, call on Congress to pass groundbreaking legislation to … [Read more...] about Medicare Experts Call for Swift Passage of HR3 to Lower Drug Prices and Improve Medicare

CMS Not Acknowledging Medicare Plan Finder Problems Could Hurt Beneficiaries – Full Statement

On November 27, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a blog entitled “We’re Heading into the Last Week of Medicare Open Enrollment - Don’t Miss Out on Your Chance to Find Better Coverage.”  In … [Read more...] about CMS Not Acknowledging Medicare Plan Finder Problems Could Hurt Beneficiaries – Full Statement

The President’s Medicare Executive Order Expands Bias Toward Private Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2019Contact: Matthew Shepard: 202-293-5760, MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.orgToday the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors.” … [Read more...] about The President’s Medicare Executive Order Expands Bias Toward Private Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare

Beneficiary Advocates Raise Alarms Concerning Roll-Out of New Medicare Plan Finder and Revision of Medicare Marketing Rules

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2019 Contact: Justice in Aging - Vanessa Barrington: 510-256-1200, vbarrington@justiceinaging.org Medicare Rights Center – Mitchell Clark: 212-204-6286, mclark@medicarerights.org Center for Medicare Advocacy – … [Read more...] about Beneficiary Advocates Raise Alarms Concerning Roll-Out of New Medicare Plan Finder and Revision of Medicare Marketing Rules

Special Focus Facility Candidates Must Be Identified On Nursing Home Compare

Every month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) identifies nursing homes with an extremely poor record of resident care for inclusion in the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program. This program is a federally mandated initiative to … [Read more...] about Special Focus Facility Candidates Must Be Identified On Nursing Home Compare

Court Denies All Government Motions in Class Action Seeking Appeal Right for Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2019 Contact: Matthew Shepard: 202-293-5760, MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org In a decision issued on March 27, 2019, a federal judge denied multiple attempts by the federal government to halt a lawsuit by Medicare … [Read more...] about Court Denies All Government Motions in Class Action Seeking Appeal Right for Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”

Joint Statement by Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center: President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs

Washington, DC ─ The President’s annual budget request is a statement of values. It is incredibly troubling then, that President Trump’s budget blueprint for FY 2020, submitted this week, again prioritizes deep cuts to programs on which older adults … [Read more...] about Joint Statement by Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center: President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs

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