Becker's Healthcare September 19, 2023
Nick Thomas

Greater access to care and making such care more affordable may be on the horizon for lower-income older adults and people with disabilities after the Department of Health and Human Services and CMS finalized a rule to streamline enrollment in the Medicare Savings Programs. The move was described in a Sept. 18 news release as the most significant HHS action in a decade for such care.

The MSPs cover premiums and some copays for certain Medicare enrollees, but only about half of eligible people sign up, largely because of burdensome paperwork. The new rule will make...

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