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On May 1, Nebraska will become the first state to put in place new punitive requirements from the 2025 budget bill HR 1. This law creates new red tape for people enrolled in, or wanting to enroll in, Medicaid expansion coverage, requiring people to repeatedly file paperwork showing that they […]
This month, AARP’s Public Policy Institute released a report examining the Medicare Savings Program (MSP)’s asset eligibility limits. The report notes that as many as 6 million people are likely eligible for but not enrolled in these programs. MSPs Are Extremely Valuable MSPs offer significant financial help in the form of […]
This National Volunteers Month, the Medicare Rights Center invites our New York City community members to join us as volunteers on our national helpline. Volunteers are essential to our mission, working alongside our helpline staff to answer Medicare questions, assist with program enrollment, and advocate for older adults and people […]
A recent JAMA article found two key Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) prescription drug provisions that took effect in 2024—the elimination of coinsurance for catastrophic coverage and the expansion of the Part D low-income subsidy—improved medication adherence among Medicare beneficiaries. The authors compared the experiences of adults with Medicare Part D […]
In 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that improved transparency around prior authorization for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, as well as managed care plans in other programs like Medicaid. Those changes took effect this year. Starting April 1, MA organizations have been required to […]
Republican congressional leaders are working to meet a June 1 deadline set by President Trump to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. They plan to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the funding bill along party lines, effectively sidestepping Democratic opposition to the administration’s immigration enforcement […]
Earlier this month, CMS released the Final Part C and D Rule for 2027, which revises Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D regulations to implement various policy changes. With a few notable exceptions, the final rule comports largely with the proposed rule, to which Medicare Rights provided comments in January. […]
On Friday the White House released President Trump’s budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2027 (FY27), which begins on October 1. It requests significant funding changes, including cuts to programs that help older adults and people with disabilities build health and economic security. Overview The budget requests $111.1 billion in […]
In February, Medicare Rights submitted generally positive comments in response to the 2027 Advance Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Advance Notice is an annual document outlining how CMS plans to determine some Medicare Advantage (MA) payments for the following year, including how the agency […]
In a year already marked by rising health care costs and Medicaid service reductions resulting from federal spending cuts, health care will undoubtedly be a focal point in the coming months. A KFF poll indicates that the cost of health care is the top economic worry among the American public […]
