Medicare Rights Center Celebrates 4th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act — Health Reform Continues to Benefit People with Medicare– New York, NY—Four years ago this week, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed into law, bringing real benefits to the tens of millions of Americans who have Medicare. As a result of […]

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) to Jointly-Release 150,000 Petition Signatures Against Cuts to Medicare —Progressives stand united against cuts to Medicare– Washington, DC—U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) will co-host a telephone press conference call with Medicare Rights Center’s Stacy Sanders and Social Security Works Research Director Dr. Ben Vegthe (Vek-Tee) for local and […]

Medicare Rights Center Applauds Senate and House Members for Raising Part D Appeals Concerns — Letter to CMS Acknowledges Beneficiary Burdens, Outlines Needed Improvements — New York, NY—Today Senate and House cosponsors of the Medicare Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act (S.1365 and H.R.2827) wrote to the Centers for Medicare […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on the President’s 2015 Budget New York, NY—For people with Medicare, the President’s budget proposal contains good and bad news. The budget outlines responsible solutions to slow Medicare spending, while also endorsing proposals that would shift higher health care costs […]

Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker Testifies in Congress on Rule Proposing Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D — Evaluates individual policies, supporting many and opposing some — Washington, DC – Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, testifies today before the Subcommittee on Health of the U.S. […]

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement on Medicare Physician Payment Reform New York, NY—On behalf of people with Medicare, we remain cautiously optimistic about a bipartisan agreement on policy to repeal and replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. We are encouraged […]

Medicare Rights Center Launches Medicare Rights University —A one-of-a-kind online curriculum for health care and insurance professionals— New York, NY—Today the Medicare Rights Center announced the launch of Medicare Rights University (MRU), a web-based curriculum designed to empower any professional to better help their own clients, patients, employees, retirees, and […]

Medicare Rights Center Sheds Light on Common Beneficiary Challenges — New Report Highlights National Helpline Trends and Identifies Policy Solutions — New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released its first-ever report outlining the top concerns facing people with Medicare as told through the thousands of compelling stories heard on Medicare Rights’ […]

Congress Steps Ahead on Doc Fix, Gambles with Critical Medicare Benefit New York, NY—Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee and House Committee on Ways & Means took critical steps forward to permanently repeal and replace the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used to annually adjust reimbursements to Medicare physicians. “The […]

Last Chance to Change Your Medicare Health and Drug Coverage Options without Restriction –Fall Open Enrollment Period Ends on December 7— New York, NY – People with Medicare have until Saturday, December 7, to make changes to their Medicare health and drug coverage without restriction. The changes will take effect […]