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⚠️ Leaving Medicare Advantage for Traditional Medicare? Don't assume you'll automatically qualify for Medigap.
New KFF research found that 74% of Medicare Advantage enrollees in 2023 had pre-existing conditions that could trigger Medigap denials where medical underwriting applies.
That's NOT the same as 74% actually being denied coverage.
With Open Enrollment underway, remember: Switching coverage and securing supplemental insurance are two different decisions. Federal and state protections vary.
The Center for Medicare Advocacy continues to advocate for stronger Medigap protections nationwide.
Read our analysis: medicareadvocacy.org/caution…
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⏰ Just TWO DAYS to go!
Join us THIS THURSDAY, Oct. 8 from 2–3:30 ET for our FREE Medicare Open Enrollment webinar.
We’ll cover Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare, 2026 policy updates, enrollment basics & practical tips for choosing coverage.
Can’t attend live? Register anyway to receive the recording.
Register now ⬇️
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Boost colorectal cancer screening rates with practical, evidence-based strategies.
Join this expert-led session designed for primary care teams to explore CRC screening guideline updates, invasive vs. non-invasive test options, and ways to tailor risk-based screening based on patient eligibility, preference, and clinical setting. medlive.com/hcp/show/25-12-1…
Learn how to close screening gaps and improve outcomes for the patients you serve.
#ColorectalCancer #CRCScreening #PrimaryCare #CancerPrevention #HealthEquity #PatientCare
It's Wellness Wednesday! 🥳
Wellness isn't only physical. Navigating Medicare Open Enrollment can bring plenty of stress, confusion, and anxiety, too.
We're here to make it a little easier.💙
Join us FREE on Oct. 8 from 2–3:30 PM ET for our Medicare Open Enrollment webinar covering:
• Your options during Open Enrollment
• Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare
• 2026 policy updates
• Practical tips for choosing your coverage
Medicare can be confusing enough. Let us help you navigate it.
🔗 Register free: medicareadvocacy.org/free-we…
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A digital lifestyle program was linked to lasting improvements in several measures reported by multiple sclerosis patients, a study says.
#MultipleSclerosis #MS #MultipleSclerosisNewsToday #Bionews
💙 There’s more than one way to support Medicare advocacy.
We’ve all been to the grocery store and the gas pump lately. Things are...not cheap. And sometimes we have causes we care deeply about without having a ton of cash immediately available to support them.
Good news for those who, like me (hi! I’m Kyle, the Marketing & Development Coordinator, aka the Social Media guy 👋), have a big heart but not a ton of liquidity:
Planned gifts, appreciated stock, QCDs, donor-advised funds, cryptocurrency, and other options can all help support CMA’s work beyond a traditional cash gift.
We’re also proud to partner with FreeWill, which offers free tools to help you create a will and explore estate planning and tax-smart giving options.
Whether you give today, plan for tomorrow, or simply help spread the word, we’re grateful to have you with us. 💙
Learn more:
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Medicare Open Enrollment begins Oct. 15. Are you ready?
Join CMA for a FREE webinar on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 2–3:30 PM ET covering:
🔹 Enrollment options
🔹 Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare
🔹 Policy updates
🔹 Practical tips for choosing coverage
Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.
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Memory loss that makes daily tasks harder can sometimes be an early sign of Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. If you’re wondering what to watch for, check out these 10 early signs and symptoms. And if you or your family notice any of them, reach out to your health care provider: bit.ly/4swB1Vf
ALT List of 10 early signs of Alzheimer's and dementia including memory loss, confusion, difficulty with tasks, and mood changes, with an illustration of a caregiver and elderly person in a wheelchair.
It’s Feel Good Friday! 💙
CMA’s new fact sheet explains when Medicare may cover dental and oral-health services connected to certain covered medical care, plus tips for seeking coverage.
Read: medicareadvocacy.org/new-res…
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I cannot emphasize enough how urgent the reauthorization is!!!
Take action today and post at your Representative in Congress to support passage of the Senate ACT for ALS Reauthorization bill (S. 4472) and send it to the President’s desk before leaving for the election recess: als.quorum.us/campaign/ACT-f…
It’s Two Truths and a Lie Tuesday: Nursing Home Edition!🏠👀
This one’s a little more serious than usual.
Which statement is the lie?
1️⃣ About 12% of nursing homes nationwide can qualify for CMS’s new abbreviated Risk-Based Survey.
2️⃣ Staffing, medication administration, and resident assessments are automatically reviewed during every Risk-Based Survey.
3️⃣ One analysis found that only 52% of nursing homes that initially appeared eligible still met the measurable eligibility criteria roughly a year later.
🥁 #2 is the lie.
Infection control is the only area automatically reviewed. Staffing, medication administration, resident assessments, care planning, and other important areas are reviewed only if something triggers a closer look.
And that 52% figure? Consumer Voice reached it by analyzing publicly available CMS data on homes that initially appeared eligible for the new process.
Why does it matter? Problems in nursing homes don’t always announce themselves, and a narrower inspection can mean fewer opportunities to uncover them.
🔎 Learn more:
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📅 Medicare Open Enrollment is coming! Join us for a FREE webinar Thursday, Oct. 8, 2–3:30 ET:
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Relationships can do more than just provide emotional support after a diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disease. They may also help keep your brain active and engaged. cle.clinic/4racHJX
Medicare Open Enrollment is coming. Are you ready?
Join us for a FREE live webinar on Oct. 8, 2–3:30 PM ET covering:
✅ Open Enrollment basics
✅ Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare
✅ 2026 policy updates
✅ Practical tips for choosing coverage
Presented by CMA’s Melanie Lambert, Christine Huberty & Eric Krupa.
🔗 Register: secure.everyaction.com/Is-89…
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The dementia that often strikes in midlife — and the signs people miss wapo.st/4dedFyL
A lifesaving medication shouldn’t be denied because of a technicality.
CMA has filed a federal lawsuit challenging HHS’s rigid “disease-matching” policy for Medicare Part D off-label drug coverage.
The case involves a beneficiary with a rare, potentially fatal condition whose medically necessary medication was covered in 2024, then denied despite evidence supporting its use.
For people with rare diseases, off-label medications may be the only effective treatment available.
We’re fighting to protect access.
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How about one excellent place to look rather than all of these different places?
#collaboratecollaboratedancetothemusic
After an ALS diagnosis, the window to find a trial can be short. Our new blog covers where to search and what to expect.
Our patient navigation team can support you through the whole process, from finding trials that may be relevant to accessing them 👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0x-7cs0
It’s Two Truths and a Lie Tuesday!👀
Which statement is the LIE?
1️⃣ You can spend several days and nights in a hospital and still be classified as an outpatient under “Observation Status.”
2️⃣ Under Original Medicare, time spent in Observation Status counts toward the 3-day inpatient hospital stay generally required before Medicare will cover a subsequent skilled nursing facility stay.
3️⃣ Observation Status is generally covered under Medicare Part B rather than Part A.
...🥁
#2 is the lie!
Time spent under Observation Status does not count toward Medicare’s 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for subsequent SNF coverage, even if you spent multiple nights in the hospital.
It’s a technical distinction that can have very real consequences for beneficiaries and families.
Learn more in our new Observation Status fact sheet: medicareadvocacy.org/observa…
#Medicare #MedicareAdvocacy
It’s Feel Good Friday, and we have WONDERFUL news from our friends at the @ReeveFoundation!🎉💙
A new 3-year @ACLgov grant will support its continued leadership of the National Paralysis Resource Center, including $10M in FY26 funding. Congratulations! 👏
The @ACLgov has awarded the Reeve Foundation a three-year, $10M grant to continue our leadership of the National Paralysis Resource Center.
We’re deeply grateful to our supporters and the Reeve community for helping make this possible.
#TodaysCare
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Center for Medicare Advocacy retweeted
The FDA has cleared Roche Diagnostics' Elecsys pTau217 blood test to help doctors evaluate adults 55 and older who already have memory or thinking concerns. It is not a screening test for healthy adults and does not predict who will develop Alzheimer's disease. ltcnews.com/articles/fda-cle…
Two Truths & a Lie Tuesday: Medicare Edition! 👀
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1️⃣ CT’s CHOICES program offers free, unbiased Medicare counseling.
2️⃣ CHOICES is only available during Open Enrollment.
3️⃣ CHOICES can refer people who need legal help to CMA.
❌#2 is the lie!
We were glad to be mentioned by @CTMirror :
ctmirror.org/2026/08/24/choi…
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