CMS Expands the Extension of Needed Relief for Marketplace Enrollees Who Missed Medicare Enrollment New York, NY— This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the time-limited equitable relief opportunity to people who are enrolled in Marketplace plans but could have enrolled in Medicare Part B during […]

Beneficiary Advocates Urge Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Correct Inaccuracies in Medicare & You Handbook for 2019 Washington, DC – The Medicare Rights Center, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Justice in Aging sent a joint letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]

Statement in Response to the Trump Administration’s Drug Pricing Speech, by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center While it is not immediately clear how the framework President Trump and Secretary Azar previewed today will translate into actionable policy proposals, Medicare Rights supports efforts to improve the affordability of […]

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 […]