The Medicare program provides important health coverage assistance to older adults and people with disabilities. However, it does not fully pay for all services and medications; people with Medicare pay significant out-of-pocket costs for premiums, coinsurances and deductibles. For low-income consumers, these costs can be prohibitive. Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) […]

Numerous older adults and people with disabilities are eligible for Medicare Parts A (hospital care) and B (physician services) but cannot afford their premiums and other costs because of limited income. In particular, older adults who qualify to enroll in Medicare but who lack ample work history with the Social […]

In the fact sheet “Questions and Answers on Medicare and Health Reform,” find out answers to common questions about Medicare and health reform, including:  I worked hard my whole life and I’m just getting by now. Why should I pay more for my Medicare to cover the uninsured?  Is there […]

Medicare Rights Center hotline counselors provided assistance to over 15,000 people with Medicare, their caregivers and health care professionals from all over the country last year. The cases that our clients present to us contain every type of consumer problem. People call us with questions about initial enrollment in Medicare, […]

This paper examines several collaborative advocacy efforts in New York, Maine, Kansas, and Florida to increase enrollment in the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs, which help people with Medicare and low incomes afford medical care), through eligibility expansion and improvements to enrollment and recertification processes. The report also explores opportunities for […]

This paper is prompted by a widespread concern among advocates for older adults and people with disabilities that the low-income provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) be implemented in a manner that fulfills the legislation’s goal to streamline and maximize enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs […]