Lindsey Copeland Named Medicare Rights Center’s Federal Policy Director New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center has named Lindsey Copeland as its new federal policy director. Ms. Copeland is responsible for formulating, directing, and implementing Medicare Rights’ federal policy and advocacy work and is based in its Washington, D.C. office. She […]

Statement from the Medicare Rights Center and Center for Medicare Advocacy on Senate Passage of Tax Bill Washington DC—After a rushed and secretive process, early this morning, the U.S. Senate passed a tax bill that will explode the national debt by giving massive tax cuts to the wealthy. By adding […]

More than 40 Organizations Join Together in Opposition to  Senate’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act –Advocates Oppose Tax Cuts That Will Jeopardize Health Care for Older Adults, People with Disabilities & Their Families–  Washington, DC—More than 40 organizations whose missions are to promote access to affordable, high-quality health care and […]

Medicare Rights Center Identifies Consumer Protections for New Medicare Payment and Delivery Models —AARP Public Policy Institute and Medicare Rights Partnership Leads to New Report —  New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center joined with the AARP Public Policy Institute to release a new report, Consumer Protections in New Medicare Payment and […]

House Passes Damaging Tax Bill, Health Advocates Urge Senate to Rethink Their Plan –Joint statement from the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy— Washington, DC—Today, the House of Representatives passed a catastrophic, rushed, and partisan tax bill with no public input, no hearings, and no time to […]

Tax Cut Bill Just Got Worse. Health Care at Risk. — Joint statement from the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy — Washington, DC—As the House and Senate rush to make changes to their versions of the tax bill, it keeps getting worse and worse, posing an […]

Joint Statement from Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Below is a joint statement from Judith Stein, executive director, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Joe Baker, president, Medicare Rights Center, regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “As organizations that share a […]

CHIP is Essential but Seniors Shouldn’t Bear the Cost, says the Medicare Rights Center Washington, DC—The Medicare Rights Center strongly supports the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which provides affordable health coverage to working families for over 8 million children. CHIP gives families, including people with Medicare, a needed sense […]

The Medicare Rights Center Named CE Quality Partner by CFP New York, NY—The Medicare Rights Center, a national nonprofit consumer service organization that is the largest and most reliable source of independent Medicare information and assistance in the U.S., has been named a “CFP Board CE Quality Partner” after successfully […]

Social Workers Can Now Learn Medicare Online and Earn Continuing Education Hours — Medicare Interactive Pro makes Learning Medicare Easy —  New York, NY— Social workers can now earn continuing education hours while they learn Medicare at their own pace, anytime and anywhere with Medicare Interactive (MI) Pro, an online […]