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Medicare Advantage Shortcomings Threaten Access to Quality and Timely Healthcare for Beneficiaries

Americans above the age of 65 and people with certain long-term disabilities under the age of 65 are eligible to receive health insurance benefits through the Medicare program, which includes traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Traditional Medicare is operated by the federal government, while Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are operated by private insurers who contract […]

Health, Incarceration, and the Intersection of Medicaid Policy with Khalil Cumberbatch and Vikki Wachino

GPPR Editor Bryna Antonia Cortes (MPM ’23) spoke with Khalil Cumberbatch, national leader and advocate on criminal justice policy, and Vikki Wachino, health care policy champion and former deputy administrator at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on the convening of their multi-sector coalition, the Health and Reentry Project (HARP); forthcoming CMS approval […]