Medicare Legislative Information

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• NEW! Medicare broker bill consumer protections and MA scope of appointment.
• NEW! CMS National Training Program Learning Series Webinar on March 8, 2018, from 1-2:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will give an overview of new Medicare card educational resources. Click here to register. 
• NEW! Medicare 2017 & 2018 Cost at a Glance
  
• NEW! Costs in the Coverage Gap
• Letter to CMS about the value of Medicare Advantage plans – February 8, 2017
• Slide deck describing impact of Medicare Advantage rating changes – February 8, 2017
• Senate letter to CMS about the value of Medicare Advantage plans – January 25, 2017
• Signed House Letter to CMS about the value of Medicare Advantage Plans - February 28, 2017
• NAHU Medicare Position Paper
• Federal Action Center Information
• Medicare Open Enrollment Period Information
• Medicare COBRA Information
• CMS official website for information on the new Medicare card starting April 2018

New Medicare Card – Wave 1 Mailing Complete

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing cards to people with Medicare who live in the Wave 1 states - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

If someone with Medicare who lives in one of the Wave 1 states says they didn’t get a card, let them know they can do the following:

• Sign into MyMedicare.gov to see if we mailed their card.  If so, they can print an official card. They’ll need to create an account, if they don’t already have one. 
• Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).  There might be something that needs to be corrected, such as updating their mailing address.
• Use their current card to get health care services.

You can also share this product “Still Waiting for Your New Card?” with them so they have something to take with them with information about what to do. This product is downloadable, but it is not yet available for ordering.

We’ll keep you updated on card mailing progress. In the meantime, continue to check this website for the card mailing strategy and direct people with Medicare to Medicare.gov/NewCard for information about the mailings.