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• Fact Sheet
  Quick description of the Coalition and its goals.

Online Services and Local Coalitions Launch

• July 11, 2005 New Web Service Helps Medicare Beneficiaries with Limited Means Get More Health Care Assistance
• September 23, 2004 Webcast ABC Announces Coalitions and New Web-based Service
• September 23, 2004 Millions of Medicare Beneficiaries Will Find Prescription Savings Using New Online Service
• ABC Coalitions Nationwide
• Questions and Answers about ABC's New Local Coalitions
• Questions and Answers about ABC's New Online Service
• Online Services and Local Coalitions Fact Sheet
• Views of the New Medicare Drug Law:  A Survey of People on Medicare Additional Findings by Income Group
  
  The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health did a comprehensive survey of people on Medicare assessing their attitudes toward the new Medicare drug law. The Access to Benefits Coalition also asked them to break out some of the findings by income group. The survey provides detailed insight in their perceptions and opinions about the law, the Medicare-approved drug-discount card program and the new Medicare drug benefit set to begin in January 2006. It also assesses views on the law's implications for the 2004 elections.

• February 8, 2006 Access to Benefits Coalition Member Tells Senators Resources Needed to Boost Outreach to Low-Income Seniors
• December 2, 2005 Statement on Numbers of Medicare Beneficiaries Found Eligible for Extra Help
• November 15, 2005 Statement on First Day of Open Enrollment
  for The Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
• November 3, 2005 NCOA & ABC Encourage People with Medicare to Take the First Step - BenefitsCheckUpRx Helps Medicare Drug Benefit Decision
• September 22, 2005 Statement on Access to Benefits Coalitions' Commitment to Increasing the Number of Applications for the Extra Help with Prescription Drug Plan Costs
• June 24, 2005 First-of-its-Kind Study by Access to Benefits Coalition Spotlights Best Ways to Reach 7 Million New Beneficiaries About 2006 Medicare Drug Benefit
• June 1, 2005 Statement on Applying for Medicare's Extra Help
• March 31, 2005 Seniors in Need Face March 31 Deadline to Maximize Prescription Drug Savings
• March 10, 2005, Philadelphia Seniors Face March Deadline to Maximize Prescription Drug Savings
• February 1, 2005, Millions Can Still Save Thousands on Prescription Drugs Access to Benefits Coalition's Medicare Card Finder speeds enrollment process
• December 20, 2004, Access to Benefits Coalition (ABC) Makes it Easier to Enroll in Medicare Cards Now
• October 20, 2004 - Facilitated Enrollment: Prescription Savings Just a Phone Call Away
• September 30, 2004 Statement on "Medicare: Covering America Event" U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• September 22, 2004 Access To Benefits Coalition Works With CMS To Help More Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Receive $1,200 In Prescription Drug Assistance
• July 14, 2004 Access to Benefits Coalition Applauds Improvements
  to Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Program
• July 13, 2004 Access to Benefits Coalition Awards Local Grants
  to Encourage Massive Outreach and Enrollment
• June 23, 2004 $2 Million Grant Program to Fund Local Outreach & Enrollment Initiatives
• June 8, 2004 Statement on Maximizing Enrollment in Prescription Drug Savings Programs
• June 7, 2004 New Access to Benefits Coalition™ will Help Find Prescription Drug Savings for Lower-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
• June 7, 2004 Comments by National Leaders
• May 27, 2004 Statement on U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Support for Education and Enrollment Efforts for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
• April 17, 2004 Policymakers Discuss Medicare Law and Funding Issues at NCOA Conference

Testimonials

• What Consumers Say about ABC
• What Policymakers Say about ABC

Contact Us
Coalition press contact is Scott Parkin 202-479-6975.