Eleven AARP Foundation Scholarships Available for Advocates to Attend The 2012 National Aging and Law Institute The AARP Foundation is awarding 11 AARP Foundation Litigation Jerry D. Florence scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to pay for registration and the cost of travel expenses to attend the 2012 National Aging and Law Institute. Scholarship … Read more →

The National Healthcare Decision Initiative is a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions.  National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual event to promote this healthcare planning.  This year, the 5th annual … Read more →

Vicki Gottlich Headed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) The Center for Medicare Advocacy is sad to say goodbye to Vicki Gottlich, who has been a Senior Policy Attorney in our Washington, DC office since January, 2000. Vicki is taking her incredible talents and energy to theCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Read more →

We thank the guests and honorees who attended the Center's 25th Anniversary on April 14th at the Hartford Club in Hartford, Connecticut. We had time to connect with friends and celebrate two-and-a-half decades of advocacy, as well as have some fun with silent and live auctions and a 9 piece band! We thank everyone who … Read more →

The Center recently received a visit from Congressman Joe Courtney (D. Conn.).  Congressman Courtney, who, over the course of his career, has taken a great interest in Medicare and health care issues, took time out of his busy schedule to fill Center staff in on ongoing developments in Washington of import to Medicare beneficiaries, as … Read more →

Beyond QIO: Modeling a Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process for Quality of Care A working conference convened on January 19, 2007 in Washington, DC by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., supported by the Commonwealth Fund, a New York City-based private foundation, and AARP Introduction The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., (the Center), convened a working … Read more →

With the stark and frightening images of homeless, dispossessed, and desperate people in their thoughts, Center for Medicare Advocacy employees reacted with enthusiasm to an idea that united them with the Center in providing assistance.  They then urged other employers and employees to consider similar arrangements. The plan was simple.  Each Center employee was asked … Read more →