MRC Testimony 1996-2005

  • February 10, 2005 Testimony of Robert M. Hayes, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health on Medicare Payments to Physicians
  • January 26, 2005 Testimony of Robert M. Hayes, Esq. before the New York City Council’s Committee on Health: Legislation to Develop and Administer a Drug Discount Program
  • June 8, 2004 Testimony of Robert M. Hayes, Esq. before the US Senate Finance Committee Medicare Drug Card: Delivering Savings for Participating Beneficiaries
  • May 20, 2004 Testimony of Robert M. Hayes, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Health, Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce, Prescription Drug Prices
  • April 3, 2003 Testimony of Robert M. Hayes, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, International Prescription Drug Parity
  • October 3, 2002 Statement of Kim Glaun, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health
  • March 14, 2002 Statement of Jennifer Weiss before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health
  • February 5, 2002 Statement of Jennifer Weiss before the New York City Council Committee on Aging
  • December 3, 2000 Statement of Jennifer Weiss before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
  • February 25, 1999 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Commerce
  • February 24, 1999 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Committee on Commerce
  • September 8, 1998 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
  • May 1, 1997 Statement of Fay Lin before the New York State Assembly
  • April 10, 1997 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US Senate Special Committee on Aging
  • March 19, 1997 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US Senate Finance Committee
  • September 19, 1996 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US House of Representatives
  • July 30, 1996 Statement of Diane Archer, Esq. before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means
  • Policy Reports from 1996-2004

  • Medicare’s “In the Home” Coverage Standard for Wheelchairs—An Update, March 2006 (PDF)
  • Forcing Isolation: Medicare’s “In the Home” Coverage Standard for Wheelchairs, March 16, 2004
  • Heightened Anguish: Medicare Payments for Life-Saving Drugs, December 2004
  • Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards: A Prescription for Improvement, May 24, 2004
  • Presidential Candidates Respond to Medicare Rights Center Questionnaire, January 16, 2004
  • Medicare "Compromise": Winners and Losers, November 14, 2003
  • Medicare Private Plan Overpayments: An Anti-Competitive Practice that Hurts Medicare, October 2003
  • Medicare - A Guide for 2004 Presidential Candidates, May 2003 (PDF)
  • Medicare HMOs Are Misinforming Older and Disabled Americans About Their 2002 Options, November 2001
  • Medicare Rights and Realities: Medigap Consumer Protections Need To Be Strengthened , March 2001 (PDF)
  • Medicare Rights and Realities: Medigap Consumer Protections Fail, January 2000
  • Medicare HMO Marketing in the Information Age, January 1999
  • Information Poor in the Information Age, January 1999
  • Systemic Problems with Medicare HMOs: Case Studies from the Medicare Rights Center HMO Hotline, September 1998
  • Medicare Rights and Realities: Problems with Medigap Guaranteed-Issue Laws, November 1998
  • Appeals Report, October 1996
  • F.A.I.R. Medicare Policy Briefs

  • Overpayments to Private Plans in Medicare: $4.7 Billion in 2005; $83 Billion 2004-2014, May 13, 2004
  • Medicare Legislation: $250 Billion Plus to Private Industry, April 28, 2004
  • Medicare Compromise: Helps Few, Hurts The Majority, November 19, 2003
  • Proposal to Cap Medicare Spending Threatens to Undermine Medicare Program, November 11, 2003
  • Medicare Legislation: $200 Billion Plus to Private Industry, November 7, 2003
  • Capping Medicare Funding, October 13, 2003
  • Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada, October 10, 2003

    Medicare Facts and Faces

  • Americans with Disabilities: Poor Coverage, Little Choice, April 2003
  • Easing the Burdens of Family Caregivers, November 2002
  • Directions for Medicare: Perspectives of Older and Disabled Americans, October 2002
  • Have People with Medicare Lost Access to Doctors?, July 2002
  • Ensuring Choice of Doctors, January 2002
  • Getting Affordable Mental Health Care, October 2001
  • Getting Affordable Durable Medical Equipment, Summer 2001
  • Trying to Fill the Medicare Gaps, Spring 2001
  • Making Health Care Affordable for People with Low Incomes, Fall 2000
  • Paying for Prescription Drugs, July 2000