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JUDITH STEIN, JD - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Judith Stein founded the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. in 1986 where she is currently the Executive Director. Ms. Stein has focused on legal representation of the elderly since beginning her legal career in 1975. From 1977 until 1986, Ms. Stein was the Co-Director of Legal Assistance to Medicare Patients (LAMP) where she managed the first Medicare advocacy program in the country. She has extensive experience in developing and administering Medicare advocacy projects, representing Medicare beneficiaries, producing educational materials, teaching and consulting. She has been lead or co-counsel in federal class action and individual cases challenging improper Medicare policies and denials.
Ms. Stein graduated cum laude from Williams College in 1972 and received her law degree with honors from Catholic University School of Law in 1975. She is the editor and co-author of numerous books, articles, and other publications regarding Medicare and related issues including the Medicare Handbook (Aspen Publishers, Inc., 5th Edition, 2004). She is a Past President and Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a Commissioner of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, an elected member of the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), and a recipient of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now CMS) Beneficiary Services Certificate of Merit.
VICKI GOTTLICH, JD, LLM - SENIOR POLICY ATTORNEY
Vicki Gottlich is an attorney in the Washington, DC office of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. where she provides legal assistance, research, consultation, and litigation support regarding Medicare and employer-sponsored health benefits. Prior to joining the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Ms. Gottlich was a staff attorney for the National Senior Citizens Law Center. She conducts seminars and workshops regarding Medicare and other health-related issues for such organizations as the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, the national Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Her articles have appeared in such publications as Clearinghouse Review and the NAELA News.
Ms. Gottlich received her J.D. degree from New York University School of Law and her L.L.M. degree from George Washington University.
TOBY S. EDELMAN M. Ed., JD - SENIOR POLICY ATTORNEY
Toby S. Edelman is an attorney in the Washington, DC office of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. She has advocated on behalf of nursing home residents since 1977. From 1977 through 1999 she was a staff attorney with the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Washington, DC, where she was involved in the development and drafting of the Nursing Home Reform Law that was enacted by Congress in December 1987. Active in the law’s implementation, she represented residents in a variety of task forces and workshops convened by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address enforcement of federal standards for nursing facilities.
Ms. Edelman was the lead attorney for plaintiffs in Valdivia v. California Department of Health Services, in which a statewide class of nursing facilities residents successfully challenged California’s refusal to implement the federal nursing home reform law. From 1977-1998, she coordinated a study, supported by the Commonwealth Fund of new York, regarding implementation of the Nursing Home Reform Law. Ms. Edelman is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, a national advocacy organization that works to improve quality of care and quality of life for nursing facility residents. She received an A.B. from Barnard College, an Ed. M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
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