Medicare Rights Announces Renewed Partnership with Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging to Support SHIP Counselors Nationwide through the SHIP National Technical Assistance Center Washington, DC –The Medicare Rights Center is proud to announce a renewed partnership with the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A), which was just selected […]

BENES Act Will Protect People Who are Approaching Medicare Eligibility, says the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center applauds Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Todd Young (R-IN) for introducing the bipartisan “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act” in the Senate. The BENES Act (S. 1909) would […]

New Guide Helps Financial Advisors Plan for and Appeal Medicare IRMAA Decisions for their Clients — Learn Medicare and Earn Continuing Education Hours  from the Certified Financial Planners Board® —   New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center recently developed a new downloadable guide providing free information to help people with Medicare and those who assist […]

Medicare Rights Center to Honor The Healthcare Education Project at its Annual Awards Dinner on October 16 –HEP Executive Director Kirk Adams and Co-Chairs George Gresham and Ken Raske to be Recognized– New York, NY–The Medicare Rights Center will host its Annual Awards Dinner on October 16 where it will honor […]

Medicare Rights Center Identifies Enrollment Gaps for People Transitioning to Medicare from Expansion Medicaid —New Report Highlights Opportunities to Ease Medicare Enrollment — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a new report,  Toward Seamless Coverage: Identifying Enrollment Gaps and Opportunities in Medicare Transitions for People with Expansion Medicaid, highlighting challenges that people with […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Extension of Needed Relief for Marketplace Enrollees Who Missed Medicare Enrollment New York, NY—Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a year-long extension, through September 30, 2018, of a critical exception for certain Marketplace enrollees who […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center on the House Budget Proposal New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives released a proposed budget resolution that would take health care away from poor and middle-class families in order to give tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires, and big […]

Medicare 2018 Fall Open Enrollment Resource for Journalists Released by the Medicare Rights Center –Deadline Extended for People Affected by Recent Hurricanes–  New York, NY– Medicare Fall Open Enrollment occurs from October 15 to December 7 of every year and is the time of year when people with Medicare can make […]

Medicare Rights Center Highlights Ways to Improve Access to Medicare Savings Programs for People with Low Incomes in New York —New Brief is Informed by Client Experiences Heard on Center’s Helpline — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a new brief, Medicare Snapshot: Stories from the Helpline: Improving New York […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Graham-Cassidy Bill Not Coming to a Vote New York, NY—Today, the U.S. Senate once again chose to reject a bill that would have caused tens of millions of people to lose health coverage and irreparably damaged the Medicaid program. […]