Why People with Medicare Need Access to More Universal Benefits
September 9, 2021
As Congress works toward a potential deal that might expand access to benefits within Medicare, it is important to step
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Medicare Advantage Spending Continues to Outpace Original Medicare
August 26, 2021
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a new issue brief showing how growth in Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and overpayment
Budget Resolution Process Provides Historic Opportunity to Improve Medicare and Medicaid
August 26, 2021
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives briefly returned from summer recess to approve the Senate-passed budget resolution. Committees in
Biden Administration Announces Additional Steps to Fight COVID-19
August 19, 2021
This week, the Biden administration unveiled plans to offer booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, pending
Biden Administration Calls on Congress to Address High Prescription Drug Prices
August 19, 2021
President Biden recently outlined his vision for improving prescription drug affordability. His plan calls on Congress to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, impose
Senate Lays Groundwork for Legislation That Includes Major Health Care Improvements
August 12, 2021
This week, Senate Democrats passed their $3.5 trillion budget resolution, laying the groundwork for legislation that is expected to include
Report Highlights Impact of Medicare’s Dental Exclusion, Particularly on Beneficiaries of Color
August 12, 2021
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released a report examining Medicare beneficiary access to dental care, including the share of Medicare beneficiaries
Medicare Advantage Disenrollment in Final Year of Life Continues Troubling Pattern
August 5, 2021
Late last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a watchdog agency in the legislative branch, released a report showing that
New Study Connects Medicare with Reductions in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Insurance Coverage
August 5, 2021
Medicare is associated with significant reductions in “racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage, access to care, and self-reported health,”
Millions Of People with Medicare Have Reached “Catastrophic” Part D Coverage
July 29, 2021
Medicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drugs for people with Medicare, has four phases of coverage: the deductible, when
Why People with Medicare Need Access to More Universal Benefits
September 9, 2021
As Congress works toward a potential deal that might expand access to benefits within Medicare, it is important to step
Medicare Advantage Spending Continues to Outpace Original Medicare
August 26, 2021
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a new issue brief showing how growth in Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and overpayment
Budget Resolution Process Provides Historic Opportunity to Improve Medicare and Medicaid
August 26, 2021
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives briefly returned from summer recess to approve the Senate-passed budget resolution. Committees in
Biden Administration Announces Additional Steps to Fight COVID-19
August 19, 2021
This week, the Biden administration unveiled plans to offer booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, pending
Biden Administration Calls on Congress to Address High Prescription Drug Prices
August 19, 2021
President Biden recently outlined his vision for improving prescription drug affordability. His plan calls on Congress to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, impose
Senate Lays Groundwork for Legislation That Includes Major Health Care Improvements
August 12, 2021
This week, Senate Democrats passed their $3.5 trillion budget resolution, laying the groundwork for legislation that is expected to include
Report Highlights Impact of Medicare’s Dental Exclusion, Particularly on Beneficiaries of Color
August 12, 2021
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released a report examining Medicare beneficiary access to dental care, including the share of Medicare beneficiaries
Medicare Advantage Disenrollment in Final Year of Life Continues Troubling Pattern
August 5, 2021
Late last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a watchdog agency in the legislative branch, released a report showing that
New Study Connects Medicare with Reductions in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Insurance Coverage
August 5, 2021
Medicare is associated with significant reductions in “racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage, access to care, and self-reported health,”
Millions Of People with Medicare Have Reached “Catastrophic” Part D Coverage
July 29, 2021
Medicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drugs for people with Medicare, has four phases of coverage: the deductible, when