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Medicare Part B Fairness Act Would Relieve Part B Penalties
Earlier this year, Representatives Katie Hill (D-CA-25) and Brian Babin (R-TX-36) introduced the Medicare Part B Fairness Act (H.R....
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New Tool Available to Compare Medicare-for-All & Other Public Health Plan Proposals
With a Democrat majority in the House and the 2020 election closer each day, a renewed interest and energy...
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Medicare at 50 Act Would Provide Medicare Opt-In for People Age 50-64
Today the U.S. GPO posted the text of S. 470, the “Medicare at 50 Act” introduced on February 13,...
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The Benefits & “How To” of Creating an Oral Health Benefit in Medicare
Did you know that over 50% of older adults don’t have access to oral health care? This is the...
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More Good News Regarding Equitable Relief for Part B Penalties
Earlier this month, we shared the good news that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the...
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DHCS Allows Brokers to Market Cal MediConnect Plans
Despite opposition from California Health Advocates and other advocates statewide, California’s Department of Heath Care Services (DHCS) recently approved a new...
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Administration Imposes Deep Cuts to Grants Helping Americans Buy ACA Plans…Again
Earlier this month the Trump Administration took more actions towards sabotaging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and people’s access...
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CMS Rolls Back Important Nursing Home Protections
Did you know that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently weakened and rolled back important regulations...
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Choose Medicare Act Would Make Medicare Available to All Americans
Mid April, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Choose Medicare Act. This Act would essentially open...
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How Does the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Affect Medicare?
In early February, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 which includes several changes to the Medicare program...
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