http://www.nsclc.org These are the search results for the site for the query, showing results 0 to 15. http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/Assisted%20Living/medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living-current-state-practices-and-recommendations-for-improvement This issue brief examines many of the most important issues in Medicaid payment for assisted living, and makes recommendations for policy changes at the federal and state levels. Among other things, the issue brief recommends that Medicaid-certified facilities be required to accept Medicaid from Medicaid-eligible residents, and not be allowed to demand or solicit “supplemental payments” from residents’ family members or friends. The federal government at a minimum should require that Medicaid-certified facilities not discriminate against Medicaid-eligible residents. No publisher ntk 2010-01-27T20:07:48Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/older-americans-act-oaa-reauthorization AoA-Convened Listening Forums (San Francisco). NSCLC attorney Eric Carlson was on the "Elder Rights and Elder Justice" panel at the San Francisco AoA sponsored listening session. The following paper "AoA Funded Legal Services Protect Income, Housing and Health Care for Vulnerable Older Americans" outlines NSCLC's position. No publisher ntk 2010-03-10T00:18:16Z NSCLCNews http://www.nsclc.org/areas/social-security-ssi/Martinez-Settlement/consumer-handout-did-social-security-stop-your-benefits-because-you-had-an-arrest-warrant This consumer handout explains the Social Security Administration's plan to repay more than $500 million in benefits that were unlawfully withheld. No publisher ntk 2009-12-17T18:26:04Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/to-be-or-not-to-be-homebound-the-limits-of-states2019-discretion-in-medicaid2019s-coverage-for-home-health-services 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 advocates trying to maximize the community-based options of persons with chronic needs. No publisher ntk 2009-12-22T22:29:56Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/improving-access-to-health-care-for-older-adults NSCLC is launching a new campaign to use strategic litigation and administrative policy advocacy to protect low income older adults’ access to affordable health care. The campaign is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. No publisher ntk 2010-02-22T19:32:52Z NSCLCNews http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/mandatory-health-insurance-is-it-constitutional An issue brief by Simon Lazarus for the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. No publisher ntk 2010-03-05T19:06:16Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/congress-pushes-back-as-supreme-court-oversteps NSCLC’s Simon Lazarus published in Roll Call for November 17 this article on the Supreme Court conservative bloc’s increasingly aggressive penchant for undermining progressive statutes and marginalizing Congress, and Congress’ efforts to push back. No publisher ntk 2009-12-01T19:47:09Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/nsclc-endorses-the-house-healthcare-bill NSCLC strongly supports H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act. No publisher ntk 2010-02-22T19:33:27Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/the-medicaid-long-term-services-and-supports-provisions-in-the-senate2019s-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act 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. Specifically, the Senate proposes to: create a new community-based option for individuals otherwise eligible for Medicaid institutional coverage; enhance the home and community-based (HCBS) state plan benefit; mandate, at least temporarily, spousal impoverishment protections for spouses of all individuals receiving HCBS waiver or state plan services; extend authorization of the Money Follows the Person program through 2016; and authorize additional funding for Aging and Disability Resource Centers. No publisher ntk 2010-01-29T00:36:49Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/nsclc-statement-for-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-supremen-court-decisions-limiting-court-access NSCLC submitted this written statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in connection with a December 2 hearing, “Has the Supreme Court Limited Americans’ Access to Court?” The hearing targeted the Supreme Court’s decisions in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009). These decisions replaced the rule that complaints in federal court may not be dismissed unless the plaintiff could prove “no set of facts” that would support relief (set forth in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46 (1957)), with a requirement that factual allegations in a complaint must be “plausible” to survive a motion to dismiss. Committee Chair Leahy gave a very strong statement of opposition to the decisions, as did the three other Democrats who attended – Senators Whitehouse, Specter, and Franken. Senator Specter had introduced a bill to overturn the decisions last July, S. 1504, the Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009. Leahy’s statement and the statements of the three witnesses can be accessed here. A House bill to overturn the decisions, HR 4115, was introduced by Representatives Conyer and Nadler last month No publisher ntk 2009-12-22T22:20:51Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/social-security-ssi/Martinez-Settlement/Advocates-Alert A settlement agreement which will end the Social Security Administration’s policy of denying or suspending benefits based on the mere existence of an outstanding arrest warrant was approved by a federal judge in Oakland, CA. No publisher cross 2009-12-22T22:26:33Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/lgbt-survey NSCLC in partnership with other leading LGBT organizations are working to raise awareness of the issues facing LGBT older adults who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities. No publisher ntk 2009-12-22T22:22:45Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/area_folder.2009-12-04.7686753434/immel-v-lumpkin Medicaid amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of NSCLC, Ohio Legal Rights Service, AARP, NHeLP, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Ohio Poverty Law Center, and Legal Aid Society of Columbus. No publisher smunoz 2009-12-22T22:21:25Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/restore-equal-opportunity-for-older-workers The National Senior Citizens Law Center commends Congress for introducing legislation to override Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. No publisher smunoz 2009-12-22T22:23:52Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/Nursing-Facilities/30-state-attorneys-general-request-suspension-of-federal-5-star-rating-system-for-nursing-facilities Thirty state attorneys general have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to suspend and revise its Five-Star rating system. The Five-Star system, launched in December 2008, gives each nursing facility a rating between one and five stars, based on the facility’s inspection record, staffing levels, and “quality measures” (e.g., percentage of residents with pressure sores or urinary tract infections). No publisher cross 2009-12-22T22:28:29Z Article