Statement on the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Hearing on the Medicare Advantage Program, by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center We appreciate the importance of empowering people with Medicare to make informed, timely, and optimal choices about their coverage, whether through Medicare Advantage or traditional […]

Enrollment, Coverage, and Affordability Issues Continue to be Challenges for People with Medicare –Medicare Rights Center Report Highlights National Helpline Trends– New York, NY—Today, the Medicare Rights Center released its annual helpline trends report, which outlines ongoing challenges facing people with Medicare heard through thousands of calls to its national consumer helpline. […]

Deadline Looms for those Eligible to Enroll in Medicare Part B -Medicare General Enrollment Period Ends March 31– New York, NY—Older adults and people with disabilities who are eligible for Medicare Part B but have not yet enrolled should do so before March 31, when Medicare’s annual General Enrollment Period (GEP) ends. […]

President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk if Implemented, Advocates Warn Washington, DC—The President’s annual budget request is, at its core, a statement of values. It is incredibly troubling then, that President Trump’s budget blueprint for FY 2019, submitted this […]

Statement on the Budget Deal, by Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker  New York, NY – The Medicare Rights Center supports the recently announced budget deal, which provides funding for the federal government through the next six weeks and avoids another government shutdown while giving families, including people with Medicare, […]

Clock is Ticking for Medicare Advantage Plan Members to Switch to Original Medicare —Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period Ends February 14— New York, NY—People with Medicare who are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan can switch to Original Medicare during the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP), which occurs every year […]

BENES Act Featured at Senate Hearing Today as the Solution to Costly Medicare Enrollment Mistakes —SHIP Program is Essential to Helping Older and Disabled Americans Navigate Medicare to Access the Affordable Health Care they Need—  Washington, DC—Today, the bipartisan, bicameral “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act” was put forth as the […]

People with Medicare Largely Forgotten in Spending Bill Debate Washington, DC – We are relieved that Congress has reached an agreement to fund the federal government through February 8, as any lapse in federal funding can have serious consequences for people with Medicare and their families. We are also relieved […]

Statement from the Medicare Rights Center and Center for Medicare Advocacy on Passage of Devastating Tax Bill Washington, DC – Today’s passage of the Tax Cut bill puts the 57 million older adults and people with disabilities who rely on Medicare, and their families, at risk. Medicare faces both short and […]

Over 50 Advocacy Organizations Opposed to Congressional Tax Plan –Flawed Plan Will Put Health Care for Older Adults & People with Disabilities at Risk– Washington, DC — Over 50 organizations concerned about access to affordable, high-quality health care and long-term services and supports for older adults, people with disabilities, and […]