California Medicare Coalition
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Recent CMC meeting topics and speakers:

• National Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now?

  June 2009 Speaker: Randolph T. Boyle, Staff Attorney, National Health Law Program

• Update on California's State Budget & Implications for Health Care

  April 2009 Speaker: Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access

• Highlights from Health Action 2009 National Grassroots Meeting

  FEB. 2009 Speakers: Elaine Wong Eakin, California Health Advocates; Jane Burkman, Health Rights Hotline; Beth Abbott, Health Access; Kevin Prindiville, National Senior Citizens Law Center; Tatiana Fassieux, HICAP

• Using Medicare's Plan Finder Tools and Reviewing Its New Tool Enhancements

  NOV. 2008 Speaker: Elaine Wong Eakin, Project Manager, California Health Advocates
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• Medicare Updates: Medicare Enrollment Periods, 2009 California Plan Offerings, Low-Income Issues, New Marketing Rules, and Medicare Fraud and Abuse

  Oct. 2008 Speakers: David Lipschutz, Staff Attorney and Interim CEO/President, California Health Advocates; David Sayen, Regional Administrator, CMS Region IX; Julie Schoen, Senior Medicare Patrol Project Director, California Health Advocates; Dawn Heywood, Social Security Administration; Peter Bauer, SHIP Liaison, CMS Region IX
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• Update on Medicare: MIPPA, "Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008" and Situ v. Leavitt

  AUG. 2008 Speakers: David Lipschutz, Staff Attorney and Interim CEO/President, and Elaine Wong Eakin, Project Manager, California Health Advocates
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• Update on Medicare Law: Review of Current and Pending Legislation and Rules

  June 2008 Speakers: David Lipschutz, Staff Attorney and Interim CEO/President, and Elaine Wong Eakin, Project Manager, California Health Advocates
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• Public Forum on Medicare and Medi-Cal

  May 8, 2008

• Importance of Language Services: Policy Issues in Advocating for Cultural and Linguistic Access

  Feb. 2008 Speaker: Ellen Wu, Executive Director or Marty Martinez, Policy Director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN)
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• Medicare Part D: Who regulates What? Federal and State Responsibilities

  April 2007 Speaker: California Department of Insurance
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• Medicare Advantage, Private Fee for Service Plans: Addressing Marketing Abuses

  Feb. 2007 Speaker: Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
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• Social Security Administration: Withholdings and Reimbursements related to Medicare

  Oct. 2006 Speaker: Social Security Administration
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• Requesting Information from Part D Plans: A Look at Transition Policies, Prior Authorization and Exceptions in L.A. County Part D Plans

  July 2006 Speaker: Center for Health Care Rights
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CMC Medicare Updates

The CMC holds periodic meetings and statewide conference calls. Every meeting or call features a special presentation addressing an important and timely topic in Medicare by knowledgeable experts on Medicare, managed care and health insurance issues. In addition, representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Social Security Administration are present to share updates and answer questions. If you have questions, contact our Operations Manager, Jasmine Suo at 916-231-5110 or .

Some of the agencies currently attending meetings include the following:

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