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Lawmakers are set to leave Washington this week for the holidays, without extending the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies. With millions of people facing dramatic health care cost spikes if those credits end January 1, a recent KFF polling and data compilation offers context on health care cost […]
A new analysis of patterns of mental health care access for people switching from Medicare Advantage (MA) to Original Medicare (OM) shows a small but meaningful increase in mental health care use after the switch. This may reveal that the networks for mental health practitioners in MA plans are inadequate. […]
Seventeen years after an accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down, musician and music producer Scott Harding is no stranger to Medicare. He has plenty of experience navigating the Medicare system and advocating for himself to get the care that allows him to live and work independently. But […]
Earlier today, the Senate rejected legislation to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies for three years. Despite Republican Senators Susan Collins (ME), Josh Hawley (MO), Lisa Murkowski (AK), and Dan Sullivan (AK) joining Democrats in support of the measure, it failed 51-48, well short of the 60-vote […]
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) repealed staffing requirements established in a 2024 rule. The rule would have required nursing homes to be staffed to a minimum level of 3.48 hours per resident day, divided among various categories, and to have a registered nurse 24 hours […]
Sunday is the last day of Medicare’s annual Fall Open Enrollment period. This is the time of year when people with Medicare review their current coverage and decide to retain it or make a switch. Options include switching from Original Medicare (OM) to Medicare Advantage (MA) and vice versa, picking […]
Medicare is becoming more costly and beneficiaries are increasingly struggling to afford care. In 2023, 41% of callers to the Medicare Rights national helpline had questions about affording various Medicare costs, nearly double the percentage of callers who were primarily concerned about costs in 2012. With 54% of eligible beneficiaries […]
