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Patients Rising Now Signs onto Medigap Access Legislation

Patients Rising Now Signs onto Medigap Access Legislation

May 4, 2023 | Access, Medicare

Patients Rising Now joined several other organizations in sending a letter to the Texas House of Representatives in support of a bill that would increase patient access to supplemental Medicare plans referred to as Medigap plans. In the current system, patients who...
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Patients Rising Now Submits Comments to CMS on IRA Implementation

Patients Rising Now Submits Comments to CMS on IRA Implementation

Apr 17, 2023 | Comment Letters, Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a comment period after releasing their initial guidance memo on how they plan to implement the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Patients Rising Now’s comments focused on two aspects of the memo. Firstly,...
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Patients Rising Now Sends Comments to CMS on EHBs

Patients Rising Now Sends Comments to CMS on EHBs

Jan 31, 2023 | Comment Letters, Medicare

Patients Rising Now sent comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a comment period on Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there were 10 EHBs listed that insurance companies were required to cover....
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Patients Rising Now Sends Comments to CMS on EHBs

Patients Rising Now Signs onto Letter to President on Alzheimer’s Scans

Dec 16, 2022 | Featured, Medicare

Patients Rising Now joined 50 other organizations in a letter to President Biden requesting that he direct HHS Secretary Becerra to reopen the National Coverage Determination (NCD) on PET scans for patients participating in Alzheimer’s treatments trials. CMS’ current...
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Patients Rising Now Sends Comments to CMS on EHBs

PRN and 17 Patient Groups Send Letter to Hill on Home Health Cuts

Dec 15, 2022 | Featured, Medicare

Patients Rising Now joined 17 other patient groups in sending a letter to Congressional Leadership on the impending cuts to Medicare home health services. The letter we sent was an updated version of a letter from September urging passage of the Preserving Access to...
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Patients Rising Now Sends Comments to CMS on EHBs

Patients Rising Now Sends Letter to Hill on Preventing Medicare Physician Cuts

Dec 12, 2022 | Medicare

Patients Rising Now sent a letter to Congressional leadership requesting that the Medicare Providers Act (H.R.8800) be included in the end-of-year spending package. The Medicare Physician Schedule is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s guideline for how...
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