Although passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has achieved considerable savings for the Medicare program, Medicare is still being targeted by policymakers looking to negotiate a large "grand bargain" deficit-reduction package. Many of … [Read more...] about Deficit Reduction and Medicare: Save Money Without Harming Beneficiaries
Medicare and Health Care Reform
The Affordable Care Act Moves Forward: What’s Up for 2013
Over two years after becoming law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to improve health care and lower costs for millions of Americans, including those who rely on Medicare. The recent election was key to the future of the landmark legislation, … [Read more...] about The Affordable Care Act Moves Forward: What’s Up for 2013
Medicare and ACA Facts and Updates; Jimmo Update
Medicare: Just the Facts! Misinformation about Medicare and the Affordable Care Act is widespread and increasing as the election nears. Below, we try to dispel misinformation and base discussions on a factual foundation. Spread the word. … [Read more...] about Medicare and ACA Facts and Updates; Jimmo Update
CMA in Action: Judith Stein Testifies in Congress on the Ryan Plan to End Medicare
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE FORUM SAVING MEDICARE FOR TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE October 2, 2012 _____________________ Leader Pelosi and members of the Committee, thank you for holding this important Forum and for honoring me with … [Read more...] about CMA in Action: Judith Stein Testifies in Congress on the Ryan Plan to End Medicare
Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits
September 20, 2012 With the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA1997), Congress began an expansion of preventive benefits and services available through Medicare.[1] The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added additional preventive … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Medicare’s Preventive Service Benefits
Medicaid, Long Term Care and the Ryan Budget
As reported in the New York Times on Friday September 7, 2012, Center Attorney Toby Edelman writes to explain the importance of Medicaid to long-term care recipients, and how the Ryan Budget, which purports not to affect current Medicare … [Read more...] about Medicaid, Long Term Care and the Ryan Budget
How the Ryan Budget (and Republican Platform) Would Hurt Current Nursing Home Residents
In March 2012, the House of Representatives passed the House Budget Committee Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Resolution, The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal – called here, the Ryan Budget.[1] In August 2012, the … [Read more...] about How the Ryan Budget (and Republican Platform) Would Hurt Current Nursing Home Residents
We Don’t Need the Ryan Plan − Medicare Is Not Going Broke
According to researchers from the Urban Institute, writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Medicare's purported dire financial condition isn’t actually all that dire. Given the aging of our population, increases in enrollment … [Read more...] about We Don’t Need the Ryan Plan − Medicare Is Not Going Broke
Center for Medicare Advocacy Director Judith Stein Refutes Claims that ACA Hurts Medicare
The $700 Billion Medicare Myth
Medicare has been front and center in the media and on the campaign trails this week. As part of our Medicare Truth Squad efforts to debunk myths and claims about the Medicare program, today we focus our attention on a pervasive myth that keeps going … [Read more...] about The $700 Billion Medicare Myth