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Council for Medicare Choice: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
Council for Medicare Choice (EIN 99-0444767)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202543179349305189
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Activity Or MissionThe Council for Medicare Choice ("CMC") works to ensure health insurance options for Medicare beneficiaries and to promote affordable access to the U.S. healthcare system. Every year, millions of Americans purchase health plans. CMC is working to ensure these Americans continue to have the ability to choose the health plans that best meet their needs. In 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") finalized a rule that resulted in unnecessary confusion and unknown consequences for the Medicare Advantage program. The rule created uncertainty around the Medicare Advantage enrollment process just months before the annual enrollment period and threatened seniors' choices. CMC is working to restore certainty for Medicare Advantage participants and to protect beneficiaries.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA copy of the 990 was sent to the board members prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cPeriodic reviews
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Form 990 is available upon request.