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• Toby Edelman Speaks Out On Nursing Home Intimidation - "Battle Of The Banned", Barbara Basler, AARP Bulletin, November, 2004

• Judith Stein Debunks CMS's Reasons For Medicare Costs Increases - "Medicare Costs May Drive Away Almost Everyone", Saul Friedman, Newsday.com, September 18, 2004

• Brad Plebani Appears With Rep. John Larson Regarding Prescription Drug Cards - "U.S. Rep. John Larson Addresses Medicare at Senior Center", John Whitcomb, Windsor Locks Journal, September 10, 2004

• Pamela Meliso Describes Gaps In Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - "Larson Decries Medicare Drug Act", New Britain Herald, September 3, 2004

• Trish Nemore Cautions That Medicare Managed Care Should Be Constructed Properly - "HMO To Unveil Plan For Elderly Poor", RockyMountainNews.com, September 1, 2004

• Judith Stein Appears With Representative John Larson To Hear Seniors' Concerns - "Congressman, Seniors Share Medicare Card Concerns", Scott Whipple, East Hartford Gazette, August 21, 2004

• Judith Stein Appears With Representative John Larson Regarding Prescription Drug Law - "Congressman Larson Calls Prescription Drug Law an 'Outrage'", Ted Glanzer, Rocky Hill Post, August 19, 2004

• "Searching For Your Discount Card?  Judith Stein, Executive Director For The Center For Medicare Advocacy Inc., Offers Guidelines For Choosing A Medicare Discount Card" - New Britain Herald, August 19, 2004

• Vicki Gottlich Says AARP's Efforts Will Not Change The Fundamental Provisions To Privatize Medicare - "AARP Tinkering Won't Fix A Bad Drug Bill", Saul Friedman, NYNewsday.com, August 7, 2004

• Toby Edelman Quoted On Enforcement Of Nursing Home Quality Of Care - "Penalties for Nursing Homes Show a Drop in Last 4 Years", Robert Pear, The New York Times, August 6, 2004
  

• Vicki Gottlich On Complexities Of Drug Card Program - "Medicare Drug Cards A Good Deal?", The Buffalo News, Henry L. Davis, July 26, 2004

• Vicki Gottlich On Cutting Drug Prices - "Cutting Drug Prices Would Fix Medicare Flaw: Analysis", Karen Pallarito, Forbes.com, July 21, 2004

• Judith Stein On Seniors' Confusion And Frustration With Drug Cards - "Discount Drug Card: Help Or Headache?  Despite Upbeat Report, Confusion Lingers", John A. MacDonald, Hartford Courant, July 20, 2004

• Vicki Gottlich, Quoted In Business Week, Says Card Sponsors Are Just Positioning For The Full Drug Benefit - "Drug Cards: Who Will Win The Pot?", Howard Gleckman, Business Week, July 5, 2004 (Link not available).

• Patricia Nemore On Difficulties Of Drug Plan - "Drug Plan May Go Unused By Many: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes, Officials Say", Bill Walsh, New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 1, 2004

• Judith Stein On Confusion Versus Savings With Drug Cards - "Price Drop Seen With Drug Cards", Larry Lipman, Palm Beach Post-Cox News Service, May 31, 2004

• Patricia Nemore Quoted On The Difficulties Seniors Are Having With The Medicare Discount Drug Cards - "Drug Card Enrollment Can Be A Pain", Alan Bavely, Julius A. Karash, and Paul Wenski, The Kansas City Star, May 30, 2004
  

• Patricia Nemore Speaks On senior's Confusion Over Prescription Drug Cards - "Medicare Drug Card Program Baffling many Seniors", Andy Miller, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 29, 2004

• Patricia Nemore On Seniors' Drug Card Frustrations - "Few Seniors Have Signed Up For Medicare Cards Yet", Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service, May 28, 2004

• Judith Stein Cautions Seniors Not To Rush Into Prescription Drug Cards - "Seniors, don't just pick a card, any card", Sandra Block and Julie Appleby, USA Today, May 28, 2004

• Patricia Nemore Cautions Seniors On Drug Card Complexities - "Confusion Surrounds Medicare Drug Discount Card Program", Karen Pallarito, Yahoo News, May 27, 2004

• Judith Stein Appears At Forum On The Medicare Act - "Seniors Demand Answers On Medicare Drug Benefit", Adam Bowles, Norwich Bulletin, April 27, 2004

• Judith Stein Says Seniors Face Too Much Complexity In Making Decisions For The Medicare Discount Drug Card - "New Drug Card Called Passport To Confusion", John A. MacDonald, Hartford Courant, April 25, 2004

• Judith Stein Says The Prescription Drug Discount Cards Are A "Moving Target" - "Congressman Weighs In On Coming Changes To Medicare", Carlos Querido, New Britain Herald, April 4, 2004
  

• Judith Stein Quoted On Medicare Solvency - "Taxes, Cuts A Must To Save Medicare, Experts Say", Kavita Pillai, Daily Tar Heel, March 25, 2004
  

• Vicki Gottlich On The Need For Real Medicare Reform - "New Prescription Drug Plan Means Medicare Will Run Out Of Money By 2019", William E. Gibson, Sun-Sentinel, March 24 2004

• Judith Stein Brought In By Senator Chris Dodd To Discuss The New Medicare Law - "Seniors Slam Medicare Law In Visit With Dodd", New Haven Register, March 20, 2004
  

• Center Victory: Secretary Thompson Acted "In Bad Faith" - "Court Ruling Leaves HHS Footing The Bill For 2001 M+C Legal Wrangle", Inside CMS, Vol. 7, No. 5, pg. 12, February 26, 2004
  

• Commentary By Judith Stein On The Medicare Act of 2003 (PDF File) - "Don't Give Medicare Away To Private Plans", Hartford Courant, February 10, 2004 
  

• Judith Stein Quoted On Medicare Reform In Houston Chronicle (PDF File) - "Medicare Reform Depends On HMO Success", Darrin Schlegel, The Houston Chronicle, January 11, 2004

• Judith Stein Appears With Rep. John Larson To Discuss Medicare Act (PDF File) - "Larson, At Senior Center, Faults Medicare Act", Brian Woodman, Jr., The Bloomfield Journal, January 8, 2004

• Judith Stein Appears With Rep. John Larson To Discuss Medicare Act (PDF File) - "Larson Lashes Out At Medicare Act", Anica Butler, The Hartford Courant, January 6, 2004

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