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Kaiser Health News Long Term Care Ombudsmen Face Challenges to Independence (1-27-2013) NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson says that ombudsman programs outside of state governments are less subject to political pressure
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Health Network Alert - NSCLC Releases Advocates Guide to Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports (PDF) 09-26-2012
This new guide from the National Senior Citizens Law Center offers advocates a primer on the law that impacts Medicaid-funded HCBS. It also explains the different programs states can use to provide HCBS, including those created by the ACA. The guide highlights key resources and tools to use when advocating to expand and preserve Medicaid coverage of crucial LTSS services in individual states.
Health Network Alert - CMS and ACL Announce Funding Opportunity Providing Options Counseling to Dual Eligibles (PDF) 08-27-2012In addition to the release of the Massachusetts MOU on August 23, CMS and the Administration on Community Living announced a funding opportunity to support State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) to provide options for counseling to dual eligibles in states that participate in the demonstration.
CA Health Network Alert - Adult Day Health Care/ Community Based Adult Services – Switch to Managed Care is October (PDF) 08-24-2012Most participants in the Medi-Cal Community Based Adult Services (CBAS), formerly known as Adult Day Health Care (ADHC), will need to switch to Medi-Cal managed care on October 1, 2012 in order to continue receiving services.
Health Network Alert - Massachusetts and CMS sign off on first Memorandum of Understanding for Dual Eligible Integration Demonstration (PDF) 08-24-2012As announced on Thursday, August 22, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Massachusetts have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two for a demonstration to integrate care for dual eligibles. With the release of the MOU, Massachusetts is the first state to receive approval from the federal government to begin implementing a new system of integrated care for dual eligibles.
Income Network Alert - Happy Birthday, Social Security! (PDF) 08-14-2012Seventy-seven years ago on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. Of all presidential actions in the 20th century, this is the one that has the greatest impact on most Americans today.
Income Network Alert - Advice for Individuals Affected by Clark v. Astrue (PDF) 07-19-2012The Social Security Administration (SSA) has filed the outlines of its implementation plan with the court in compliance with the court’s order. NSCLC has prepared a document that can be used in educating clients who may be affected by the case.
Health Network Alert - CMS Approves LGBT Spousal Impoverishment Protections for California Medicaid (PDF) 07-06-2012CMS has approved a California Medicaid state plan amendment which in effect will extend spousal asset and income allowances to LGBT spouses of Medicaid recipients receiving long-term care.
Health Network Alert - Top-Line Analysis of Supreme Court Ruling and Its Impact on Older Adults (PDF) 06-29-2012The National Senior Citizens Law Center and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare have released an analysis detailing the positive impact the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act will have on older Americans.
Health Network Alert - Comments Due Monday on Medicaid Regulations Defining Allowable Housing Options for HCBS Services (PDF) 06-29-2012Can an assisted living facility be considered a “non-institutional” setting for purposes of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) funding? CMS has proposed regulations to address this question, and comments on the regulation are due on Monday July 2, 2012.
Health Network Alert - Money Follows the Person Program makes Slow Progress in Moving Institutionalized Persons into the Community (PDF) 06-19-2012Evaluations of the MFP program report halting progress. By the end of 2010, only 12,000 beneficiaries had transitioned to the community across the 30 participating states and the District of Columbia.
