Comments on proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P)
January 16, 2018
Comments
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P). Medicare Rights is a national, nonprofit organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs, and public policy initiatives. Medicare Rights provides services and resources to nearly three million people with Medicare, family caregivers, and professionals each year.
The following comments are informed by our experience assisting beneficiaries, their family members, and health care professionals as they navigate selecting and accessing care through a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan.
Any changes to the Medicare program must aim for healthier people, better care, and smarter spending—not paying more for less. As policymakers debate the future of health care, we will provide our insights here.
Thinking ahead to Medicare's future, it’s important to modernize benefits and pursue changes that improve how people with Medicare navigate their coverage on a daily basis. Here are our evolving 30 policy goals for Medicare’s future.
You can help protect and strengthen Medicare by taking action on the important issues we are following, subscribe to newsletter alerts, or follow along on social media. Any way you choose to get involved is a contribution that we appreciate greatly.
Comments on proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P)
The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs (CMS-4182-P). Medicare Rights is a national, nonprofit organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs, and public policy initiatives. Medicare Rights provides services and resources to nearly three million people with Medicare, family caregivers, and professionals each year.
The following comments are informed by our experience assisting beneficiaries, their family members, and health care professionals as they navigate selecting and accessing care through a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan.
Reference
Recent Documents
Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Proposed Coverage of Power Seat Elevation Equipment
Part D Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Part B Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Comments on the Conscience Proposed Rule
Comments on the 2024 Advance Notice
Any changes to the Medicare program must aim for healthier people, better care, and smarter spending—not paying more for less. As policymakers debate the future of health care, we will provide our insights here.
Thinking ahead to Medicare's future, it’s important to modernize benefits and pursue changes that improve how people with Medicare navigate their coverage on a daily basis. Here are our evolving 30 policy goals for Medicare’s future.
You can help protect and strengthen Medicare by taking action on the important issues we are following, subscribe to newsletter alerts, or follow along on social media. Any way you choose to get involved is a contribution that we appreciate greatly.