The Medicare Rights Center has mixed feedback on this notice, supporting CMS’s intent to exclude some abused coding practices that drive Medicare Advantage payment methodology while opposing aspects that undercut access to care and take insufficient steps to rein in overpayment.
Any changes to the Medicare program must aim for healthier people, better care, and smarter spending—not paying more for less. As policymakers debate the future of health care, we will provide our insights here.
Thinking ahead to Medicare's future, it’s important to modernize benefits and pursue changes that improve how people with Medicare navigate their coverage on a daily basis. Here are our evolving 30 policy goals for Medicare’s future.
You can help protect and strengthen Medicare by taking action on the important issues we are following, subscribe to newsletter alerts, or follow along on social media. Any way you choose to get involved is a contribution that we appreciate greatly.
Comments on the 2026 Advance Notice
The Medicare Rights Center has mixed feedback on this notice, supporting CMS’s intent to exclude some abused coding practices that drive Medicare Advantage payment methodology while opposing aspects that undercut access to care and take insufficient steps to rein in overpayment.
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Any changes to the Medicare program must aim for healthier people, better care, and smarter spending—not paying more for less. As policymakers debate the future of health care, we will provide our insights here.
Thinking ahead to Medicare's future, it’s important to modernize benefits and pursue changes that improve how people with Medicare navigate their coverage on a daily basis. Here are our evolving 30 policy goals for Medicare’s future.
You can help protect and strengthen Medicare by taking action on the important issues we are following, subscribe to newsletter alerts, or follow along on social media. Any way you choose to get involved is a contribution that we appreciate greatly.