SabatinoAward
The 2017 Charles P. Sabatino Excellence in Public Policy Award was awarded to Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr., JD. The award is named after and was first presented to Charles “Charlie” Sabatino to recognize those NAELA members who have made significant contributions to achieving NAELA’s public policy mission.
“As a nationally recognized expert on Medicare, Alfred ‘Chip’ Chiplin has always been an educator and friend to NAELA members not just on the subject of Medicare, but also the importance of religious and cultural competency when presenting to clients. NAELA is proud to honor him for devoting his career to helping older Americans and people with disabilities obtain fair access to health care,” said NAELA President Catherine Anne Seal, CELA, CAP.
In 2014, Mr. Chiplin won the prestigious 2014 NAELA John J. Regan Writing Award with his co-author Bethany Lilly for his article, “Medicare’s Future: Letting the Affordable Care Act Work, While Learning From the Past,” published in NAELA Journal, Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 2013.
Mr. Chiplin, along with Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director Judith Stein, is co-editor-in-chief of the Medicare Handbook, a key resource for elder law attorneys.
NAELA presented the 2017 Charles P. Sabatino Excellence in Public Policy Award to Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr. (front row). The award was presented by (from left) NAELA Sr. Public Policy Manager David M. Goldfarb, NAELA Executive Director Peter G. Wacht, and NAELA Public Policy Steering Committee Co-Chair Morris Klein.