Now is the Time to Review Medicare Health and Drug Coverage Options –Medicare’s Fall Open Enrollment Period Is October 15 Through December 7– New York, NY—Everyone with Medicare who is enrolled in a private health or drug plan should review their choices during the Fall Open Enrollment Period, advises the […]
Costly Penalties for Failing to Enroll in Medicare Part D Highlighted in New Medicare Rights Brief “Medicare Snapshot” Offers Policy Recommendations and Consumer Advice to Avoid Part D Enrollment Problems New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released a new brief that spotlights the complexities of knowing when to enroll […]
What Journalists Need to Know for Medicare’s 2017 Fall Open Enrollment —Medicare Rights Center Releases Fall Open Enrollment Resource for Journalists— 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 unrestricted […]
Medicare Rights Center Praises Consumer Protections Embedded in Part D Program to Prevent Prescription Drug Overuse Washington, DC—Among many measures in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016, signed into law last week by President Obama, was a Part D “lock-in” program intended to prevent people with Medicare from […]
Medicare Rights Center Brings Consumer Perspective to HHS Roundtable on Bundled Payments, Praises Reforms and Stresses Need for Robust Patient Engagement Strategies Jacksonville, FL—Today, Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, joined the honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), […]
BENES Act Will Bring Relief to People Nearing Medicare Eligibility by Modernizing a Fragmented and Archaic Part B Enrollment System, says the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC — The Medicare Rights Center applauds the introduction of the bipartisan “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act,” championed in the House of […]
Proposed Elimination of SHIPs Threatens Health and Independence of People with Medicare Millions of people turn to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs annually to navigate the complexities of Medicare Arlington, VA – The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a Fiscal Year 2017 budget appropriations bill that completely eliminates the $52.1 million […]
Social Security Letters Alert Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries to Missed Benefits Medicare Rights Center Can Help Older Adults Enroll in Low-Income Programs New York, NY—Beginning this week, people with Medicare will receive a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) if they may be eligible for help with their out-of-pocket medical and […]
Medicare Rights Center Applauds CMS Initiative to Help People with Marketplace Coverage Transition to Medicare Washington, DC—Today, heeding a call to action from more than 40 leading consumer advocates and health insurers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an initiative to help people with Marketplace plans transition to […]
Medicare Rights President Joe Baker Testifies at Congressional Hearing in Support of Part B Drug Payment Model Washington, DC—Today, Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker testified in support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to test new ways to pay for prescription drugs covered under Medicare […]
