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 & […]
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 […]
2016 Medicare Trends and Recommendations:
An Analysis of 2016 Call Data from the Medicare Rights Center’s National Helpline
March 2018 | Samantha Morales and Julie Carter
Introduction and Summary
In 2016, the […]
Analysis of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
On February 9, Congress passed and the President signed a sweeping spending bill that will fund the government through March 23 and raise the spending caps imposed by the Budget […]
Comments on Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Request for Information Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States (the RFI). Medicare Rights is […]
Comments on proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P)
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P). Medicare […]
Comments on Draft Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) is pleased to submit comments in response to the Draft Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022. Medicare Rights is a national, nonprofit organization that works to […]
Comments on Medicare Program: Cancellation of Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Models; Changes to Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model (CMS-5524-P)
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed cancellation of the Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Incentive Payment Model and proposed […]
New York’s Health System Transformation
What It Means for Medicare and Medicaid Consumers and Consumer Advocates, and Recommendations for Making New Models Work Better
August 2017
Support for this work was provided by United Hospital Fund, an […]
Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2019 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) 2019 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation […]