Statement by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, on the Part B Prescription Drug Model Washington, DC—While the Part B prescription drug model will not move forward in this Administration, President-elect Trump has an opportunity to stay true to his word to bring down rising prescription drug prices. […]

Statement by Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, on Administrative Priorities for President-Elect Trump’s Transition Team Washington, DC—Today, the Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) addressed its top administrative policy priorities in letters to President-elect Trump and Congressional leadership. Medicare Rights is a national, nonprofit organization that works to […]

Medicare Rights Center Launches a Brand-New Online Curriculum for Professionals –A one-of-a-kind online Medicare learning tool– New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center announced the launch of the new-and-improved Medicare Interactive Pro (MI Pro), a comprehensive online curriculum designed to empower any professional to better help their clients, patients, employees, […]

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 […]