http://www.nsclc.org These are the search results for the site for the query, showing results 0 to 15. http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/nsclc-appoints-paul-nathanson-as-executive-director The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Nathanson as the new executive director. No publisher cross 2008-05-12T21:22:58Z NSCLCNews http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/aoa-s-nursing-home-diversion-program 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 home placement...to receive home and community-based services.” No publisher cross 2008-05-07T16:35:35Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/social-security-ssi/court-upholds-rehab-act-claim-for-blind-participants-in-ssa-programs The decision is an important victory for the estimated 3,000,000 participants in Social Security programs who are blind or have low vision, the overwhelming majority of whom are over the age of 80. No publisher cross 2008-05-06T18:16:27Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/social-security-ssi/ssa-seeks-comments-on-protecting-benefits-from-payday-lenders The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published a notice of request for comments regarding an anticipated change in a problematic agency payment procedure. No publisher cross 2008-05-06T21:16:59Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/area_folder.2006-09-26.5669054800/nsclc-urges-senators-to-enact-fair-pay-bill The National Senior Citizens Law Center submitted this letter to urge swift Senate action on S. 1843, the Fair Pay Restoration Act. The bill would will correct a May 2007 Supreme Court decision that severely undermined longstanding guarantees of pay equity prescribed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Act (ADEA) of 1967. No publisher cross 2008-04-16T20:45:05Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/federal-rights/Articles/justice-scalia-s-two-front-war Despite lip service to "judicial restraint" Scalia has been waging a war against consumer product regulation as well as protections for workers, at both the state and federal level. Read the full article by Simon Lazarus and Harper Jean Tobin at AmericanProspect.org. No publisher cross 2008-03-17T17:17:07Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/senate-bill-would-bar-pre-dispute-arbitration-agreements A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate April 9 amends the Federal Arbitration Act to bar pre-dispute arbitration agreements for long-term care facilities and their residents (or anyone acting on behalf of a resident). No publisher cross 2008-04-10T16:15:03Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/nursing-home-admission-agreements-think-twice-before-signing This new guide from NSCLC discusses common admission agreement problems, based on a recent study of 175 nursing home admission agreements. The guide is meant to inform and empower nursing home residents, their families, and others with an interest in improving nursing home care. No publisher cross 2008-04-30T15:18:38Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/urban-outfitters-in-nursing-homes Gene Coffey writes about the need for culture change in nursing homes in this latest post on the Talking Justice blog. No publisher cross 2008-04-24T15:52:29Z NSCLCNews http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/harper-jean-tobin-in-roll-call NSCLC Staff Attorney Harper Jean Tobin writes in Roll Call on how a recent federal appeals court decision exemplifies a trend of rolling back consumer protections and remedies and twisting congressional intent. No publisher cross 2008-04-24T16:51:50Z NSCLCNews http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/Nursing%20Facilities/california-court-upholds-readmission-of-nursing-facility-resident A Los Angeles trial court upheld a nursing facility resident’s right to readmission from a hospital. Vernon Convalescent Hosp. v. Cal. Dep’t of Health Services (Edward Bush, Real Party in Interest), Superior Ct. for County of Los Angeles, Case # BS 109596, Minute Order of March 21, 2008 No publisher cross 2008-04-30T15:25:00Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicare-part-d/low-income-advocate-alert-on-medicare-part-d-march-2008 In this issue of the Alert, NSCLC provides important recent information, both national and California-specific, about Medicare Part D program for advocates of low-income beneficiaries. No publisher arich 2008-04-22T18:14:29Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/area_folder.2006-09-14.9228326401/area_folder.2006-10-05.8902455468/states-file-suit-challenging-medicaid-case-management-rules The states of Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Oklahoma have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new Medicaid case management rule that went into effect on March 3, 2008. Maine Department of Health and Human Services v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Case No. 1:08-cv-00363-HHK (D.D.C. February 29, 2008). No publisher cross 2008-04-09T15:03:29Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/area_folder.2006-09-28.0165878556/article.2008-01-31.6405705796 A Maryland trial court has ruled that federal law requires states to permit institutionalized Medicaid enrollees to use their income to pay for medical expenses incurred prior to eligibility. Smith v. McCann, No. 24-C-05-007421 (Md.Cir.Ct. Jan. 18, 2008). No publisher cross 2008-03-17T17:19:22Z Article http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/article.2008-01-23.2399931224 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 states are likely to face in implementation. No publisher cross 2008-03-17T17:24:41Z Article