Thank you to all for another fantastic National Voices of Medicare Summit

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With Gratitude to CMA’s Generous 2026 Sponsors

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Thank you to all who participated in the

2026 National Voices of Medicare Summit

Defending the Public Promise

We are grateful to all who joined us live and online as we convened community leaders in advocacy, policymaking, medicine, philanthropy, and academia to discuss the best practices, solutions, and opportunities in efforts to advance access to comprehensive Medicare coverage, health equity, and quality health care, grounded by community voices. We are grateful to all our presenters and panelists, and particularly thankful to our generous 2026 sponsors. And CMA is pleased to once again offer our congratulations to Dr. Natalia Chalmers DDS, MHSc, PhD, who received the 2026 Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. Social Justice & Advocacy Award.

Stay tuned for a link to the recorded show and other follow-up materials!

Panels Included:

The Promise of Social Insurance
Privatization & Other Threats to Medicare
Healthcare Challenges & Opportunities
America’s Long-Term Care Crisis
Litigation in Advocacy

Featured speakers, panelists, and moderators included: Ariana Aboulafia, Disability Rights in Technology Policy Project Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology; Alison Barkoff, Senior Fellow with the National Academy of Social Insurance & former Acting Administrator of the Administration for Community Living; Sarah Coombs, Director for Health System Transformation at the National Partnership for Women & Families; Leo Cuello, J.D., Research Professor at the Center for Children and Families in the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University; Tim Engelhardt, Executive Director of the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab; Natalie Kean Justice in Aging Managing Director of Health Advocacy; Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin OMalley; insurance reform advocate Wendell Potter; National Academy of Social Insurance CEO Rebecca Vallas; with CMA Staff including Co-Directors David Lipschutz & Scott Perkins; Litigation director Josh Norris, Managing Policy Attorney Kata Kertesz; and Founder Judith Stein.