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Upcoming CMC meetings: to be announced.
Recent CMC meeting topics and speakers:
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Medicare Updates: Medicare Enrollment Periods, 2009 California Plan Offerings, Low-Income Issues, New Marketing Rules, and Medicare Fraud and Abuse
October 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
AUGUST 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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Importance of Language Services: Policy Issues in Advocating for Cultural and Linguistic Access
February 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
February 2007 Speaker: Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
View agenda and access recording Social Security Administration: Withholdings and Reimbursements related to Medicare
October 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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Recent CMC Public Events:
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Public Forum on Medicare and Medi-Cal
May 8, 2008
CMC Meetings
Meetings are held at southern and northern California locations on the 1st and 2nd Wednesday of every other month. A special presentation addressing an important and timely topic in Medicare is offered at every meeting, with time to discuss issues with representative from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Social Security Administration. In addition, knowledgeable experts on Medicare, managed care and health insurance issues are also available to answer questions that come up during the meetings.
Some of the agencies currently attending meetings include the following:
