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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
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Medicaid Waivers
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NSCLC's Medicaid Litigation
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Medicaid Long-Term Care Rebalancing
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Fifth Circuit rejects Equal Access 1983 claims
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Potentially significant Section 1983/ Preemption Medicaid Case Certified to Fifth Circuit
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Medicaid Rights Still Viable (Yale Law Journal)
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Medicaid, Medicaid, HCBS, Medicare, Money Follows the Person, Stimulus Bill, care giving, health care, 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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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....
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The Long-Term Care Proposals In Rhode Island’s Global Consumer Compact Waiver
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- Rhode Island submitted for approval to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) the Rhode Island Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver, under which the state proposes to accept a capped allo...
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AoA's Nursing Home Diversion Program
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- The Administration on Aging’s Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grant Program hopes to transform the long-term care system by giving grants to states “to assist individuals at risk of nursing h...
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NSCLC’s Statement Regarding CMS’ Position On Spousal Impoverishment Protections In HCBS Waiver Programs
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- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking an unfounded position regarding the applicability of the federal law’s spousal impoverishment protections in home and community-based car...
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Money Follows the Person 101
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- Read an overview of the Money Follows the Person program, including descriptions of the driving forces behind it, the history of federal support for programs similar to it, and the primary challenges ...
