Stephanie Allard Aston comes to the Center with a Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies and over 27 years of experience in the private sector and in-house counsel areas of litigation, land use, and real estate. In the past ten years, she was able … [Read more...] about Stephanie Allard Aston – Paralegal
Biography
Cinnamon St. John – Health and Aging Policy Fellow
Cinnamon St. John joins the Center for Medicare Advocacy as a 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow through the American Political Science Association (APSA). Ms. St. John is also Associate Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric … [Read more...] about Cinnamon St. John – Health and Aging Policy Fellow
Gill W. Deford, JD
Gill Deford is of-counsel to the Litigation team at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. Mr. Deford was a staff attorney for eighteen years with the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Los Angeles, specializing in health law, public pensions, … [Read more...] about Gill W. Deford, JD
Rachel Oest – Attorney
Rachel Oest is an Attorney in the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Connecticut office. She provides legal assistance on Medicare appeals, focusing on issues related to low-income and dually eligible Medicare beneficiaries and due process. She also … [Read more...] about Rachel Oest – Attorney
Eric Krupa – Attorney
Eric Krupa is an attorney based in the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Connecticut office. He handles Medicare appeals, and focuses on issues related to low-income and dually eligible beneficiaries and due process. Prior to joining the Center, he … [Read more...] about Eric Krupa – Attorney
Kata Kertesz, JD – Policy Attorney
Kata M. Kertesz, joined the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 2014 as a Policy Attorney. Her legal work focuses on the rights of those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Savings Programs, and other matters … [Read more...] about Kata Kertesz, JD – Policy Attorney
Paul Grabowski, JD – Attorney
Paul Grabowski is an Attorney in the Center’s Connecticut office. He co-manages the cases of the Center’s largest client, and represents beneficiaries throughout the Medicare appeals system to obtain coverage for services that have been unfairly … [Read more...] about Paul Grabowski, JD – Attorney
Wey-Wey Kwok, JD – Senior Attorney
Wey-Wey Kwok has been a staff attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy since 2002. In addition to her work with the Litigation Unit, she represents Medicare beneficiaries in appealing coverage denials of home health and skilled nursing facility … [Read more...] about Wey-Wey Kwok, JD – Senior Attorney
Toby S. Edelman, Ed. M., JD – Senior Policy Attorney
Toby S. Edelman has been representing older people in long-term care facilities since 1977. As a Senior Policy Attorney with the Center for Medicare Advocacy since January 2000, Ms. Edelman provides training, research, policy analysis, … [Read more...] about Toby S. Edelman, Ed. M., JD – Senior Policy Attorney
Mary A. Ashkar, JD – Senior Attorney
Mary Ashkar has worked as an attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy since 2002. She is currently a senior attorney, co-manages the cases of the Center’s largest client, and provides legal assistance, education, and representation on behalf of … [Read more...] about Mary A. Ashkar, JD – Senior Attorney