2025: A Year of Old Threats and New Opportunities
December 19, 2024
As 2024 winds down, our sights turn to 2025, which will see a new Congress and administration. Amid these shifts
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New Legislation Will Improve Medicare Access and Affordability for Low-Income New Yorkers
December 19, 2024
Under new legislation, New York will soon use eligibility information from the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, commonly known
Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in Year-End Legislation
December 12, 2024
The Medicare Rights Center recently joined 31 partner organizations in urging Congress to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid this year. The
Incremental Expansion of Dental Coverage in Medicare Continues Under Biden Administration
December 12, 2024
Limits on Original Medicare Dental Coverage Although Original Medicare does not offer broad coverage of dental services, and the statute
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Fund Medicare Outreach and Enrollment Activities That Help Low-Income Beneficiaries
December 5, 2024
For 16 years, Congress has provided modest funding to find and enroll eligible older adults into programs that help people with
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs Underused Among Medicare Beneficiaries Making Enrollment Decisions
December 5, 2024
Open Enrollment Period Ending with Little Use of Decision Supports As this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment Period draws to a
Some People Losing “Deemed” Status for the Low-Income Subsidy Remain Eligible for Assistance
November 21, 2024
What Is the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)? The Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), also called Extra Help, is a federally administered assistance program
Amid Fall Open Enrollment, New Insights on the Medicare Advantage Landscape in 2025
November 21, 2024
Medicare’s annual Fall Open Enrollment (FOE) period runs from October 15 to December 7. It is the time of year when people
CMS Announces 2025 Premiums and Deductibles for Medicare Parts A and B
November 14, 2024
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released information about Medicare costs in 2025, including the 2025
Health Care Access Improving in Rural Areas, Challenges Persist
November 14, 2024
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
2025: A Year of Old Threats and New Opportunities
December 19, 2024
As 2024 winds down, our sights turn to 2025, which will see a new Congress and administration. Amid these shifts
New Legislation Will Improve Medicare Access and Affordability for Low-Income New Yorkers
December 19, 2024
Under new legislation, New York will soon use eligibility information from the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, commonly known
Medicare Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in Year-End Legislation
December 12, 2024
The Medicare Rights Center recently joined 31 partner organizations in urging Congress to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid this year. The
Incremental Expansion of Dental Coverage in Medicare Continues Under Biden Administration
December 12, 2024
Limits on Original Medicare Dental Coverage Although Original Medicare does not offer broad coverage of dental services, and the statute
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Fund Medicare Outreach and Enrollment Activities That Help Low-Income Beneficiaries
December 5, 2024
For 16 years, Congress has provided modest funding to find and enroll eligible older adults into programs that help people with
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs Underused Among Medicare Beneficiaries Making Enrollment Decisions
December 5, 2024
Open Enrollment Period Ending with Little Use of Decision Supports As this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment Period draws to a
Some People Losing “Deemed” Status for the Low-Income Subsidy Remain Eligible for Assistance
November 21, 2024
What Is the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)? The Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), also called Extra Help, is a federally administered assistance program
Amid Fall Open Enrollment, New Insights on the Medicare Advantage Landscape in 2025
November 21, 2024
Medicare’s annual Fall Open Enrollment (FOE) period runs from October 15 to December 7. It is the time of year when people
CMS Announces 2025 Premiums and Deductibles for Medicare Parts A and B
November 14, 2024
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released information about Medicare costs in 2025, including the 2025
Health Care Access Improving in Rural Areas, Challenges Persist
November 14, 2024
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning