Policy Briefs
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House Hearing Highlights the BENES Act ~ Let’s Get it Passed in 2020
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Last week the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing called, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes.” In it they highlighted the bipartisan bill, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act (H.R. 2477) which would improve the Medicare Part B enrollment process to help stop people approaching Medicare eligibility […]
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Recollections of an Advocate: a Brief Overview of the California Partnership for Long Term Care
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This policy brief, written by Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist provides background and an overview of the California Partnership for Long Term Care, and discusses reasons for its gradual decline. She raises the tough questions as to whether the program is meeting the goal of protecting those consumers most in danger of spending […]
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Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS Act) Summary
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CONTAINED IN The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Note: The CLASS Act was repealed in January 2013; it will not be implemented. Instead, the government has appointed a 15-member Federal Long Term Care Commission to compile recommendations for addressing the substantial long-term care needs of our growing elder population. More info will be […]
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The Price is Right: the Selling of Medicare – New Marketing Rules Fail to Cure Problems in the Medicare Marketplace (PDF)
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The Price is Right: the Selling of Medicare – New Marketing Rules Fail to Cure Problems in the Medicare Marketplace (PDF) Related Posts:Informed Choice: The Case for Standardizing and Simplifying Medicare Private Health PlansThe Reluctant Regulator: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Response to Marketing…Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-service Plans: The Beneficiary PerspectivePredatory Sales Practices in […]
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Dual Eligibles & Medicare Advantage Plans: Do New Rules Make Them a Better Fit? (PDF)
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Dual Eligibles & Medicare Advantage Plans: Do New Rules Make Them a Better Fit? (PDF) Related Posts:Medicare Advantage Costs, Benefits & Oversight: The Beneficiary ExperienceThe Knowledge Gap: Drug Plans Fail to Provide Critical Information to People with MedicareInformed Choice: The Case for Standardizing and Simplifying Medicare Private Health PlansMedicare Advantage Private Fee-for-service Plans: The Beneficiary […]
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