New Rules Expand Medicare Dental Coverage for Some
December 7, 2023
While Medicare dental coverage remains extremely limited, the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rules expand access
Coverage and Benefits
Medicare provides health coverage to over 60 million older adults and people with disabilities, paying for important medical care in hospital and outpatient settings. Nearly 12.5 million beneficiaries also rely on Medicaid, which helps with affordability through the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), and covers services Medicare does not, such as long-term services and supports. The Medicare Rights Center supports strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, modernizing benefits and financial assistance, and bolstering the workers and caregivers who deliver this vital care.
New Issue Brief Outlines Ways Medicare Should Support Family Caregivers
November 16, 2023
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and the Commonwealth Fund has released a timely issue brief that outlines ways Medicare
Expanded Medicare Coverage of Dental, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Caregiver Services on the Horizon
November 9, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration has finalized the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule rule, an annual update to Part B provider payments and
Report Sheds Light on State Long-Term Services and Supports
October 26, 2023
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) encompasses a range of assistance that helps older adults and people with disabilities with activities
Statement for the Record on Medicare Revenues and Program Sustainability
September 27, 2023
The Medicare Rights Center submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Budget Committee regarding a September 27, 2023 hearing on opportunities to improve Medicare solvency through revenue changes. In our statement, we note that any efforts to bolster Medicare’s financing must maintain the program’s universality, safeguard current benefits and cost protections, and modernize coverage to meet the evolving, diverse, and whole-body needs of beneficiaries.
New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare
August 24, 2023
This article was written in coordination with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Legal Action Center. As our country
Proposed Rules Would Extend and Ease Access to Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care
July 27, 2023
In two newly proposed rules, the Biden-Harris administration has identified ways to extend Medicare coverage for medically necessary dental care
Increasing Access to Medicare Savings Programs: Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations from New York
July 27, 2023
Last year, New York State passed a landmark budget that expanded income eligibility for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), a long-overdue reform that the Medicare Rights Center championed alongside partner organizations, with the goal of increasing health access and economic security. Upon taking effect in January 2023, this expansion immediately made around 300,000 additional New Yorkers eligible for MSPs, programs that help enrollees afford Medicare premiums and other costs, and lead to automatic enrollment in the federal Extra Help drug subsidy.
HHS Projects Significant Medicare Beneficiary Savings Under the IRA
July 13, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) made key changes to improve prescription drug affordability for people with Medicare. Important reforms that
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1
June 29, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) capped out-of-pocket costs for insulin medications for people with Medicare. Coinsurances and copays for insulin
New Rules Expand Medicare Dental Coverage for Some
December 7, 2023
While Medicare dental coverage remains extremely limited, the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rules expand access
New Issue Brief Outlines Ways Medicare Should Support Family Caregivers
November 16, 2023
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and the Commonwealth Fund has released a timely issue brief that outlines ways Medicare
Expanded Medicare Coverage of Dental, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Caregiver Services on the Horizon
November 9, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration has finalized the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule rule, an annual update to Part B provider payments and
Report Sheds Light on State Long-Term Services and Supports
October 26, 2023
Long-term services and supports (LTSS) encompasses a range of assistance that helps older adults and people with disabilities with activities
Statement for the Record on Medicare Revenues and Program Sustainability
September 27, 2023
The Medicare Rights Center submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Budget Committee regarding a September 27, 2023 hearing on opportunities to improve Medicare solvency through revenue changes. In our statement, we note that any efforts to bolster Medicare’s financing must maintain the program’s universality, safeguard current benefits and cost protections, and modernize coverage to meet the evolving, diverse, and whole-body needs of beneficiaries.
New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare
August 24, 2023
This article was written in coordination with the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Legal Action Center. As our country
Proposed Rules Would Extend and Ease Access to Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care
July 27, 2023
In two newly proposed rules, the Biden-Harris administration has identified ways to extend Medicare coverage for medically necessary dental care
Increasing Access to Medicare Savings Programs: Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations from New York
July 27, 2023
Last year, New York State passed a landmark budget that expanded income eligibility for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), a long-overdue reform that the Medicare Rights Center championed alongside partner organizations, with the goal of increasing health access and economic security. Upon taking effect in January 2023, this expansion immediately made around 300,000 additional New Yorkers eligible for MSPs, programs that help enrollees afford Medicare premiums and other costs, and lead to automatic enrollment in the federal Extra Help drug subsidy.
HHS Projects Significant Medicare Beneficiary Savings Under the IRA
July 13, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) made key changes to improve prescription drug affordability for people with Medicare. Important reforms that
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1
June 29, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) capped out-of-pocket costs for insulin medications for people with Medicare. Coinsurances and copays for insulin