Below are various materials prodcued by advocates (testimony, comments, letters, proposals for improvement) that NSCLC and other advocates have created and shared with CMS and/or Congress.

• Hearing: “1-800 MEDICARE: It’s Time for a Check-Up”
Click here to view the written testimony of Tatiana Fassieux for the Senate Special Committee on Aging. ...
• Hearing: "Seniors at Risk: Improving Medicare for Our Most Vulnerable" PDF document — 29 KB
Click here to view Laura Summer's testimony for the Senate Special Committee on Aging....
• NSCLC Submits Comments on Proposed Medicare Regulations PDF document — 271 KB
Click here to view the coments prepared by NSCLC, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, the Medicare Rights Center, California Health Advocates and other advocacy organizations (7.15.08)...
• CMS Responds to California Language Access Coalition PDF document — 192 KB
Click here to view the letter from CMS (June 27, 2008)...
• NSCLC Comments on Proposed Part D Appeals Regulations PDF document — 42 KB
Click here to view NSCLC's comments (5/16/08)...
• NSCLC Comments on Draft MA/PDP Enrollment Guidance PDF document — 63 KB
Click here to view NSCLC's comments (5/12/08)...
• California Part D Language Access Working Group Letter to CMS PDF document — 56 KB
Click here for NSCLC's February 2008 letter on behalf of the California Part D Language Access Working Group urging CMS to further measures to protect limited English proficient Medicare Part D benefi...
• NSCLC Comments on Proposed Medicare Part D Benchmark Plan Regulation PDF document — 105 KB
Click here for NSCLC's comments on CMS' effort to decrease the instability facing low income Part D beneficiaries due to annual changes to "Benchmark" plans (3/3/08)...
• NSCLC Submits Comments on Draft 2009 Call Letter PDF document — 42 KB
The draft Call Letter has important information about proposed changes to plan requirements for 2009 (January 30, 2008)...
• NSCLC Submits Comments on Proposed Evaluation of Special Needs Plans PDF document — 126 KB
NSCLC and other advocacy organizations submitted comments on CMS and NCQA's proposed measures for evaluating Special Needs Plans in January 2008. ...