Medicare Rights Center Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

Apr 4, 2012

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$3,451,495

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Educational outreach: the medicare rights center is an expert at translating complicated federal medicare policies into consumer-friendly language, and conveying messages through a variety of mechanisms. In fiscal year 2011, medicare rights led community presentations for consumers and professionals, offered online webinars to professionals nationwide, and expanded its seniors out speaking (sos) program, a peer-to-peer presentation model currently operational in new york, alabama, florida, kansas, maine, and maryland. Last year, through more than 500 presentations and trainings, medicare rights directly reached 22,000 individuals with good health coverage information. (see schedule o)medicare rights also maintained and increased usage of medicare interactive, its online educational resource that helps the 47 million people with medicare navigate the complex world of health insurance. Last year, medicare interactive received nearly 500,000 visits nationwide.

Activity 3

Enrollment services: the medicare rights center helps people with medicare and low incomes enroll in needed assistance programs, trains other organizations on how to more effectively screen and enroll their own clients in benefits, and advocates reforms that would improve access to low-income programs for individuals in new york and nationwide. In fiscal year 2011, medicare rights expanded its enrollment services in order to directly enroll more individuals in needed programs and to provide technical assistance to other enrollment-focused organizations. Medicare rights' direct enrollment work resulted in nearly 7 million in savings to older adults and people with disabilities in the course of the year.

Filer

EIN

13-3505372