1. Mary Laschober is a senior manager in the Health Practice of Barents Group of KPMG Consulting, Inc., in Washington D.C., where she focuses on Medicare policy and beneficiary education. Michelle Kitchman is a senior policy analyst with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and Patricia Neuman is vice-president and director of the foundation's Medicare Policy Project. Allison Strabic was a senior consultant in the Health Practice of Barents Group, focusing on Medicare managed care performance indicators.