Deadline for Center for Medicare Advocacy summer internship approaches

The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. has opportunities for internships for law students or health policy students in its Washington, D.C. office.  Interns can expect to engage in a full range of activities including conducting research and writing memoranda, attending hearings and briefings on Capitol Hill, participating with staff in coalition meetings and assisting with research for publications.  Attorneys supervise the students with whom they are working; students can receive from staff the support necessary to participate in work-study opportunities from their schools.

The office, staffed by lawyers, engages in legislative and administrative advocacy and litigation at the federal level, on Medicare, Medicaid, nursing home quality and enforcement and related issues concerning access to high quality healthcare.  Project staff most often work in collaboration with other organizations with similar interests.

Students are expected to commit to a 40-hour work week, for between eight to ten weeks.  A small stipend is available, but students are encouraged to arrange additional funding through law school public interest grant funds or other resources.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that provides education, advocacy and legal assistance to help older people and people with disabilities obtain necessary healthcare.  The Center focuses on legal concerns of Medicare beneficiaries, people with chronic conditions and those in need of long-term care.  The organization is involved in education, training and litigation activities of importance to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide.

Please send a cover letter and resume by December 1, 2006, to Jacqueline Bender, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., 1101 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 1001, Washington, D.C. 20005.  202-216-0028 ext. 100.  Email:jbender@medicareadvocacy.org.  For more information about the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., please visit our website atwww.medicareadvocacy.org, beginning with “Frequently Asked Questions.”