- October 8, 2019
President’s Executive Order Tips the Scales Even More in Favor of Private Medicare Advantage Plans Over Original Medicare
By Karen Fletcher on October 8, 2019Read moreThe President’s Executive Order signed last Thursday 10/3 is just another attempt to dismantle Original Medicare. The press conference...
0 - September 16, 2019
Advocates Propose Agenda Priorities for California’s Master Plan for Aging
By Karen Fletcher on September 16, 2019Read moreCalifornia Health Advocates, along with over 100 other advocacy organizations statewide signed onto this letter that applauds the Governor’s...
- September 2, 2019
CMS’ Revised Marketing Guidelines for 2020 are Good for Plans, Harmful for Beneficiaries
By Karen Fletcher on September 2, 2019Read moreEach year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revises it’s Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG) for...
- July 3, 2019
House Advances the BENES Act Along with Other Medicare Improvements
By Karen Fletcher on July 3, 2019Read moreIn late June, the House Ways & Means Committee advanced the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act along...
- June 27, 2019
#ProtectTransHealth ~ Comment Today
By Karen Fletcher on June 27, 2019Read moreCHA’s mission is to support Medicare access based on eligibility, and not to exclude services based on gender identity...
- June 25, 2019
CHA Supports the BENES Act as Included in H.R. 3417
By Karen Fletcher on June 25, 2019Read moreBelow is a letter of support of the advancement of the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act...
- June 11, 2019
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Create California’s Master Plan for Aging by October 2020
By Karen Fletcher on June 11, 2019Read moreOn June 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order on the development of a Master Plan for Aging. California Health...
- May 15, 2019
Bipartisan BENES Act Would Simplify Medicare Part B Enrollment
By Karen Fletcher on May 15, 2019Read moreFor many people nearing Medicare eligibility, the question about whether or not to sign up for Medicare Part B...
- April 18, 2019
Medicare Part B Fairness Act Would Relieve Part B Penalties
By Karen Fletcher on April 18, 2019Read moreEarlier this year, Representatives Katie Hill (D-CA-25) and Brian Babin (R-TX-36) introduced the Medicare Part B Fairness Act (H.R....
- April 2, 2019
New Tool Available to Compare Medicare-for-All & Other Public Health Plan Proposals
By Karen Fletcher on April 2, 2019Read moreWith a Democrat majority in the House and the 2020 election closer each day, a renewed interest and energy...