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Important Final Rules Protect Access to Care

WEBAlready in 2024, the Biden-Harris administration has finalized two important rules that will protect access to care and lessen hurdles for millions of people with …

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Three Damaging Health Regulations Put Access to Care …

WEBAs the end of the Trump presidency nears, his administration continues to try and push through last-minute regulations that could have sweeping effects on access to …

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Millions Of People with Medicare Have Reached …

WEBMedicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drugs for people with Medicare, has four phases of coverage: the deductible, when the beneficiary pays the …

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Final Rules Curb Non-Compliant Health Plans, Protect …

WEBDuring the past several weeks, the Biden-Harris administration has finalized two rules that curtail the sale of “junk insurance” and other health plans that skirt …

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New Study Finds that Private Plans Pay Hospitals More …

WEBA new RAND study found that in 2020, employers and private health insurance plans paid hospitals 224% more than Medicare for inpatient and outpatient …

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Medicare and Health Equity

WEBMedicare and Health Equity. March 1, 2023. Positions and Publications. Medicare eligibility translates into meaningful gains in health equity. But the COVID-19 …

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Last Chance to Change Your Medicare Health and Drug …

WEBSearch for: Recent Posts. Medicare Advantage Payments to Remain on the Rise in 2025; Medicaid Work Requirements Again Driving High Costs, Low Enrollment

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Establishing Principles for Parity in Medicare Coverage

WEBJuly 28, 2022. This week, Medicare Rights joined the Legal Action Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy to release “Parity Principles to Optimize Medicare Coverage of …

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New York’s Health System Transformation

WEB2 . Acknowledgements . Support for this work was provided by United Hospital Fund, an independent, nonprofit organization working to build a more effective health care system …

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New Issue Brief Examines Medicaid Churn

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) recently released a new issue …

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How does Medicare work with my current employer insurance

WEBMedicare works with current employer coverage in different ways depending on the size of the employer. For people who are eligible for Medicare because they are …

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Why New York Should Simplify Medical Bills and Improve …

WEBWhy New York Should Simplify Medical Bills and Improve Health Care Price Look-Up Tools 3 . and special types of billing arrangements (e.g., different charges for the same services

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New Rules Expand Medicare Dental Coverage for Some

WEBWhile Medicare dental coverage remains extremely limited, the 2023 and 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rules expand access in certain …

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What is a health care proxy

WEBA health care proxy is a document that appoints another person to make health care decisions for you if you are unable to do so. This person is called a proxy or …

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How does Medicare cover mental health services

WEBOriginal Medicare covers these outpatient mental health services (with the exception of the annual depression screening) at 80% of the Medicare-approved …

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Helping your Patients Understand the Fully Integrated Duals …

WEBThe Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with …

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Enrolling in Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program in New …

WEB© 2024 Medicare Rights Center Helpline: 800-333-4114 www. medicareinteractive.org This work is supported by AARP Foundation. 2024 New York gross monthly income

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Supplemental insurance for Original Medicare (Medigap plans)

WEBcomparison of year 2024 community rated standardized medicare supplement monthly premiums (premiums in effect as of january 1, 2024) p l a n a albany

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Do I have to enroll in Medicare if I already have Marketplace …

WEBEvelyn, if you are enrolled in a plan through the federal Marketplace, contact the Marketplace at 800-318-2596 or visit www.healthcare.gov to disenroll at least 14 …

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What is a health savings account (HSA)

WEBDear Paola, A health savings account (HSA) is an account that works with a high deductible health plan (HDHP). Many people have an HSA through their current …

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We Didn’t Think The Tax Bill Could Get Any Worse. We Were Wrong.

WEBAs the House and Senate rush to make changes to their versions of the tax bill, it keeps getting worse and worse, posing an immediate threat to the Medicare …

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