The Facts
The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) was established in 1989 to provide free counseling services to people with Medicare questions or problems. Since its founding, MRC has helped more than one million people with Medicare-related issues. MRC has conducted training programs and presentations for organizations as diverse as the U.S. HHS, the Administration on Aging, Ceridian Performance Partners, American Public Health Association, AARP, the Practising Law Institute, Families USA, AFSCME and Visiting Nurse Service.
During fiscal year 2006, MRC received about 90,000 hotline calls, worked on 16,000 new cases, and saved clients an estimated $14 million in out-of-pocket health care costs.
MRC IN THE NEWS
MRC has been featured regularly in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and USA Today and other major daily newspapers throughout the nation. The Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News and UPI news wires, as well as magazines such as US News and World Report, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and Modern Healthcare, have all turned to MRC when publishing articles about Medicare. National and local television, cable, and radio news outlets, including ABC’s World News Tonight, CNN, Fox News, CBS MarketWatch, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and Marketplace, ABC News Radio, CBS Network Radio, have also reported MRC’s position when covering Medicare issues.
FUNDING
MRC receives financial support from numerous private foundations including the Altman Foundation, Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation, Brookdale Foundation Group, Commonwealth Fund, Community Fund of Eastchester, Bronxville and Tuckahoe, Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, Eisenberg Charitable Trust, Blanche T. Enders Charitable Trust, Herman Goldman Foundation, Ittleson Foundation, James N. Jarvie Commonweal Service, Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation, New York Community Trust, Rhodebeck Charitable Trust, Robin Hood, Enrst C. Stiefel Foundation, Starr Foundation, Isaac H. Tuttle Fund, United Hospital Fund, the van Ameringen Foundation and Anonymous.
MRC also receives support through public contracts with, among others, the New York State Office for the Aging, the Manhattan delegation of the New York State Assembly, New York State Senators Oppenheimer, Duane, Golden, and Schneiderman, the New York City Council, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and New York City Council Members: Speaker Christine Quinn, Simcha Felder, Daniel Garodnick, Eric Gioia, and Rosie Mendez.