Comments: 2020 Call Letter
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) is pleased to submit comments in response to the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation […]
Comments: Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses (CMS-4180-P)
Today, high prescription drug prices can force people with Medicare to choose whether to take the medicines they need or to ration or go without needed treatments. It is in […]
Letter to CMS RE: Final 2019 Medicare and You Handbook
We are writing to express our appreciation for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS) responsiveness to many of the concerns we raised regarding the draft 2019 Medicare & […]
Comments: CY 2019 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) CMS-1691-P
Consistent with our previous public statements,1 Medicare Rights strongly supports the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. We believe it represents an important advancement in how Medicare pays for medical equipment and […]
Letter to Congress Re: Changes to the Part D Coverage Gap
As organizations who represent the interests of tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, we are writing to express our strong support for maintaining the Medicare Part D donut hole provisions […]
Comments: Kentucky HEALTH
The Medicaid program, now in its 53rd year, is a success story. Through Medicaid, millions of low-income Americans have built well-being and gained greater economic security via access to health […]
Comments: Mississippi Medicaid Workforce Training Initiative
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Mississippi Medicaid Workforce Training Initiative.
Medicare Rights is a national, nonprofit organization that works to ensure access to […]
Comments: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs [RIN 0991-ZA49]
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs.
Medicare […]
Comments: Request for Information on Direct Provider Contracting Models
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Request for Information (RFI) on Direct Provider Contracting (DPC) Models.
Medicare […]
Comments: 2019 Final Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG)
This finalized guidance for Medicare communications and marketing guidelines has undergone a complete revision from previous years, including a major reorganization. This reorganization improves the readability and logical progression of […]