MRC in Westchester               

What We Do - People - Advisory Board

"This program is about empowering people--
empowering them to take action about their health care."
--Lois Steinberg, Director, MRC in Westchester Program

Westchester group

MRC in Westchester is a community program of the Medicare Rights Center, and has become a national model of volunteerism.

Westchester County, north of New York City, includes suburban areas of affluence, and also large patches of poverty--reflecting the growing tendency of low-income and immigrant families to bypass urban centers for the suburban ring.

140,000 Westchester residents currently have Medicare. They and their families need accurate information about Medicare benefits, including the confusing Part D prescription drug benefit. Many also need help to enroll in low-income assistance programs that will help them pay for medications. MRC is committed to providing information and counseling to help meet these needs--and in developing a model that will work for other communities throughout the U.S.

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