Coverage and Benefits

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

Medicare Coverage Win for Wheelchair Users

May 18, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will cover seat elevation technology in Medicare-covered

Medicare Rights Seeks to Boost Automatic Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

May 4, 2023

Many of the millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities who are eligible for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)

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House-Passed Bill Would Put Millions at Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage

April 27, 2023

Once again, some policymakers are attempting to add bureaucratic barriers to Medicaid that would put health coverage for millions of

White House Announces Executive Order Aimed at Bolstering Care Work

April 27, 2023

Last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced a set of executive actions which attempt to address issues surrounding care work and

Statement for the Record on Medicare Revenues and Program Sustainability

September 27, 2023

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

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

Medicare Coverage Win for Wheelchair Users

May 18, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will cover seat elevation technology in Medicare-covered

Medicare Rights Seeks to Boost Automatic Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

May 4, 2023

Many of the millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities who are eligible for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)

House-Passed Bill Would Put Millions at Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage

April 27, 2023

Once again, some policymakers are attempting to add bureaucratic barriers to Medicaid that would put health coverage for millions of

White House Announces Executive Order Aimed at Bolstering Care Work

April 27, 2023

Last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced a set of executive actions which attempt to address issues surrounding care work and

Statement for the Record on Medicare Revenues and Program Sustainability

New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare

Proposed Rules Would Extend and Ease Access to Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care

Increasing Access to Medicare Savings Programs: Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations from New York

HHS Projects Significant Medicare Beneficiary Savings Under the IRA

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1

Medicare Coverage Win for Wheelchair Users

Medicare Rights Seeks to Boost Automatic Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

House-Passed Bill Would Put Millions at Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage

White House Announces Executive Order Aimed at Bolstering Care Work

Statement for the Record on Medicare Revenues and Program Sustainability

New Studies on Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Highlight the Need for Parity in Medicare

Proposed Rules Would Extend and Ease Access to Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care

Increasing Access to Medicare Savings Programs: Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations from New York

HHS Projects Significant Medicare Beneficiary Savings Under the IRA

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1

Medicare Coverage Win for Wheelchair Users

Medicare Rights Seeks to Boost Automatic Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs

House-Passed Bill Would Put Millions at Risk of Losing Medicaid Coverage

White House Announces Executive Order Aimed at Bolstering Care Work

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