TY 2018 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2018

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER inc

Employer identification number

13-3505372

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Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Policy: Last year Medicare Rights carried the stories of the clients it serves to meetings of policymakers and other stakeholders in New York and Washington, DC. MEDIA PLACEMENTS TOTALED 1,400. Medicare Rights also led over 100 presentations and trainings to translate Medicare policy into consumer-friendly language and circulated Medicare newsletters and other communications to a list of MORE THAN 110,000 readers.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MEDICARE RIGHTS' FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA MAIL OR EMAIL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	MEDICARE RIGHTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONTAINS A DISCLOSURE CLAUSE. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	AS REQUIRED, MEDICARE RIGHTS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY AND 990 ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS COMPARATORS, WHICH INCLUDED LOCATION, NTEE CODE, MISSION SUMMARY AND REVENUE INFORMATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1C	MEDICARE RIGHTS DOES NOT HAVE ANY REPORTABLE PAYMENTS TO VENDORS OR REPORTABLE GAMING PAYMENTS TO PRIZE WINNERS.

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Explanation

Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Policy: Last year Medicare Rights carried the stories of the clients it serves to meetings of policymakers and other stakeholders in New York and Washington, DC. MEDIA PLACEMENTS TOTALED 1,400. Medicare Rights also led over 100 presentations and trainings to translate Medicare policy into consumer-friendly language and circulated Medicare newsletters and other communications to a list of MORE THAN 110,000 readers.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process

ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MEDICARE RIGHTS' FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA MAIL OR EMAIL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

MEDICARE RIGHTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONTAINS A DISCLOSURE CLAUSE. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

AS REQUIRED, MEDICARE RIGHTS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY AND 990 ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS COMPARATORS, WHICH INCLUDED LOCATION, NTEE CODE, MISSION SUMMARY AND REVENUE INFORMATION.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1C

MEDICARE RIGHTS DOES NOT HAVE ANY REPORTABLE PAYMENTS TO VENDORS OR REPORTABLE GAMING PAYMENTS TO PRIZE WINNERS.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018

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