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Fifth Circuit rejects Equal Access 1983 claims
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HCBS, Medicaid, Medicare, Money Follows the Person, Stimulus Bill, care giving, health care, healthcare reform, long-term care, medicaid,Medicaid programs throughout the nation are under extreme pressure, which in turn imperils the elderly poor and disabled, who receive two-thirds of Medicaid spending. Many core Medicaid services, including prescription drugs and nursing home care, may undergo significant cutbacks. The right to health care has long been a central concern of the National Senior Citizens Law Center. NSCLC's extensive knowledge of Medicaid law helps advocates fighting to lessen the impact of belt-tightening in these already underfunded programs. See below for the latest Medicaid news, and browse on the right for information on various Medicaid topics.
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Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
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- Adult Day Health Care case (Cota v. Maxwell-Jolly) ...
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To be or not to be Homebound: The Limits of States’ Discretion in Medicaid’s Coverage for Home Health Services
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- This issue brief provides an overview of the boundaries of a state’s home health service standard, including a discussion of the controversy in Missouri, in order to provide useful background for ad...
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The Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Provisions in the Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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- The Senate’s health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590, contains several provisions that would expand Medicaid’s coverage for home and community-based services....
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NSCLC Endorses the House Healthcare Bill
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- NSCLC strongly supports H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act. ...
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NSCLC Comments on Health Reform Coverage Options Paper
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- NSCLC's comments on the Senate Finance Committee’s Policy Options Paper: Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans....
- Stimulus Package Includes Major Medicaid Provisions
- New bill provides substantial help for state Medicaid programs....
- Senator Releases White Paper on Major Health Reform
- U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has released a white paper entitled Call to Action: Health Reform 2009....
