KFF Reports on Financial Situation of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
Casey Schwarz
February 8, 2024
An issue brief out this week from KFF confirms what Medicare Rights knows to be true from helping our clients
📢 URGENT: Protect Medicaid for Millions of People with Medicare
Casey Schwarz
Senior Counsel, Education & Federal Policy
Casey joined the Medicare Rights Center in 2011 as Client Services Counsel. Today, she focuses on education and federal policy, helping deliver accessible and accurate education materials to Medicare beneficiaries and the professionals who serve them. Casey regularly gives presentations on current developments in Medicare. She also advances the policy goals of the Medicare Rights Center through the administrative rule-making process and supports Medicare Rights’ close working relationship with legislators and their staff.
Casey earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was elected to Order of the Coif. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University. She is admitted to the bars of New York and Maine.
Casey joined the Medicare Rights Center in 2011 as Client Services Counsel. Today, she focuses on education and federal policy, helping deliver accessible and accurate education materials to Medicare beneficiaries and the professionals who serve them. Casey regularly gives presentations on current developments in Medicare. She also advances the policy goals of the Medicare Rights Center through the administrative rule-making process and supports Medicare Rights’ close working relationship with legislators and their staff.
Casey earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was elected to Order of the Coif. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University. She is admitted to the bars of New York and Maine.
People Can Get Even More Extra Help in 2024
Casey Schwarz
February 1, 2024
Beginning this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) expands eligibility for the Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS), also called
Fall Open Enrollment Ends Tonight
Casey Schwarz
December 7, 2023
Today is the last day of Fall Open Enrollment, the time when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to
Action Alert: Tell Congress Not to Drop Critical Medicare Outreach Funding and Authorization
Casey Schwarz
November 30, 2023
Earlier this month, legislators agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) which kept current funding levels steady for a few months
People with Medicaid Are More Likely to Report Poor Health Status but Majority Rate Overall Performance of the Program Positively
Casey Schwarz
November 30, 2023
This week, KFF released a report based on findings from their 2023 Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance focusing
Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Exempt From Cost-Based Barriers to Care
Casey Schwarz
November 2, 2023
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey report shows that a third of Medicare beneficiaries, including more than half of those under
Government Watchdog Urges Caution and Monitoring of Part D Rebate Programs
Casey Schwarz
October 19, 2023
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services monitor the effects of
Part D Drug Negotiations Move Forward
Casey Schwarz
October 12, 2023
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all of the manufacturers of the first 10
Inflation Reduction Act and Affordable Care Act Working Together to Lower Health Care Costs
Casey Schwarz
August 17, 2023
In advance of this week’s one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden-Harris administration released a set of
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1
Casey Schwarz
June 29, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) capped out-of-pocket costs for insulin medications for people with Medicare. Coinsurances and copays for insulin
KFF Reports on Financial Situation of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
February 8, 2024
An issue brief out this week from KFF confirms what Medicare Rights knows to be true from helping our clients
People Can Get Even More Extra Help in 2024
February 1, 2024
Beginning this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) expands eligibility for the Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS), also called
Fall Open Enrollment Ends Tonight
December 7, 2023
Today is the last day of Fall Open Enrollment, the time when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to
Action Alert: Tell Congress Not to Drop Critical Medicare Outreach Funding and Authorization
November 30, 2023
Earlier this month, legislators agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) which kept current funding levels steady for a few months
People with Medicaid Are More Likely to Report Poor Health Status but Majority Rate Overall Performance of the Program Positively
November 30, 2023
This week, KFF released a report based on findings from their 2023 Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance focusing
Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Exempt From Cost-Based Barriers to Care
November 2, 2023
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey report shows that a third of Medicare beneficiaries, including more than half of those under
Government Watchdog Urges Caution and Monitoring of Part D Rebate Programs
October 19, 2023
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services monitor the effects of
Part D Drug Negotiations Move Forward
October 12, 2023
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all of the manufacturers of the first 10
Inflation Reduction Act and Affordable Care Act Working Together to Lower Health Care Costs
August 17, 2023
In advance of this week’s one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden-Harris administration released a set of
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Part B Insulin Price Takes Effect July 1
June 29, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) capped out-of-pocket costs for insulin medications for people with Medicare. Coinsurances and copays for insulin