As Medicare Turns 59, We Celebrate the Program’s Successes and Its Future
August 1, 2024
This week 59 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, improving access to care and
📢 URGENT: Protect Medicaid for Millions of People with Medicare
Ease Access to Medicare Low-Income Assistance Programs
Updated Medicare Savings Program Application May Ease Access to Assistance
June 27, 2024
Last week, Medicare Rights submitted brief comments in support of an updated Medicare Savings Program (MSP) application redesign. MSPs help
Comments on the Medicare Savings Program Application Redesign
June 17, 2024
Medicare Rights’ comments are informed by our work helping thousands of people with Medicare apply for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has documented, MSP processes are notoriously confusing for applicants, as well as many advocates and eligibility workers.
Important Final Rule Streamlines Enrollment Into Medicaid
March 28, 2024
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to make enrolling and staying in Medicaid
Action Still Needed to Protect Critical Medicare Outreach!
February 15, 2024
We wrote last month and late last year about the crisis facing programs that support assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Advocacy Alert! Tell Congress to Prioritize Medicare Low-Income Outreach and Enrollment Funding
January 18, 2024
As we covered last month, authorization and funding for outreach and enrollment to low-income Medicare beneficiaries was dropped from the
Tell Congress to Prioritize People with Medicare in 2024
December 14, 2023
Today, the Medicare Rights Center joined 75 national organizations in urging Congress to include funding for Medicare low-income outreach and
Tell Congress Not to Drop Critical Medicare Outreach Funding and Authorization
November 30, 2023
Earlier this month, legislators agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) which kept current funding levels steady for a few months
As Medicare Turns 59, We Celebrate the Program’s Successes and Its Future
August 1, 2024
This week 59 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, improving access to care and
Updated Medicare Savings Program Application May Ease Access to Assistance
June 27, 2024
Last week, Medicare Rights submitted brief comments in support of an updated Medicare Savings Program (MSP) application redesign. MSPs help
Comments on the Medicare Savings Program Application Redesign
June 17, 2024
Medicare Rights’ comments are informed by our work helping thousands of people with Medicare apply for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has documented, MSP processes are notoriously confusing for applicants, as well as many advocates and eligibility workers.
Important Final Rule Streamlines Enrollment Into Medicaid
March 28, 2024
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to make enrolling and staying in Medicaid
Action Still Needed to Protect Critical Medicare Outreach!
February 15, 2024
We wrote last month and late last year about the crisis facing programs that support assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Advocacy Alert! Tell Congress to Prioritize Medicare Low-Income Outreach and Enrollment Funding
January 18, 2024
As we covered last month, authorization and funding for outreach and enrollment to low-income Medicare beneficiaries was dropped from the
Tell Congress to Prioritize People with Medicare in 2024
December 14, 2023
Today, the Medicare Rights Center joined 75 national organizations in urging Congress to include funding for Medicare low-income outreach and
Tell Congress Not to Drop Critical Medicare Outreach Funding and Authorization
November 30, 2023
Earlier this month, legislators agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) which kept current funding levels steady for a few months