Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr., Esq., is a Senior Policy Attorney and managing attorney in the Washington, DC office of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.  He specializes in the Medicare beneficiary coverage and appeals, with an emphasis on access to home health care, discharge planning and transitional care services, and assuring and assessing the quality of care.  With Judity A. Stein, Esq., Mr. Chiplin is Editor-in-Chief of the Medicare Handbook, Aspen Publishers (11th Edition, January 2011).  He is a past chairperson of the Public Advisory Group on Health Care Quality, Joint Commission, formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), a Fellow in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI).  Mr. Chiplin's law degree is from the George Washington University and his Master of Divinity is from Harvard University.  He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of the State of Mississippi.