Among Vague Language and Proposals, Real Harm to Medicare Beneficiaries On October 3, 2019, President Trump issued his “Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors” (EO).[1] Much of the language of the EO is vague, … [Read more...] about Analysis of President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order:
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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
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Concerned about Medicare Advantage Network Provider Terminations in the State
As noted in a press release issued by Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s office, on September 30, 2019, members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the President of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to “express our concern regarding the recently … [Read more...] about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Concerned about Medicare Advantage Network Provider Terminations in the State
Senator Brown Leads Call for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, urging the Administration “to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars and conduct sufficient oversight of Medicare … [Read more...] about Senator Brown Leads Call for Better Oversight of Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare Platform: Objective Information and Consumer Protections Face Challenges
At the beginning of the current session of Congress, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out a Medicare Platform for the New Congress to guide improvements to Medicare and possible expansion of the Medicare-covered population. One of the core … [Read more...] about Medicare Platform: Objective Information and Consumer Protections Face Challenges
Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines
On August 27, 2019, the same day that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) debuted the updated Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) tool, four beneficiary advocacy organizations – the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in Aging, Medicare … [Read more...] about Advocates Issue Joint Letter Raising Alarms about New Medicare Plan Finder and Revisions to MA and Part D Marketing Guidelines
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
Support Traditional Medicare by Leveling the Playing Field with Medicare Advantage
The Center has previously written about how legislative and regulatory policy changes are tipping the scales in favor of Medicare Advantage (MA) over traditional Medicare. For example, coverage expansions such as the ability to provide new … [Read more...] about Support Traditional Medicare by Leveling the Playing Field with Medicare Advantage
Private Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Medicare
This week the CT Mirror published a Kaiser Health News article about overpayments to private Medicare plans. The article, originally titled “Insurers Running Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions As Feds Struggle To Stop It” … [Read more...] about Private Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Medicare
Report Highlights Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans and Raises Important Policy Considerations
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released a report entitled “Do People Who Sign Up for Medicare Advantage Plans Have Lower Medicare Spending?” (May 2019). As summarized in the report, “Even after risk adjustment, the results indicate that … [Read more...] about Report Highlights Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans and Raises Important Policy Considerations