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		<title>CMS and ACL Announce Funding Opportunity Providing Options Counseling to Dual Eligibles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 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.]]></description>
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		<title>First Dual Eligible Memorandum of Understanding Raises Some Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The agreement between the state of Massachusetts and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows how much work still needs to be done...]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Day Health Care/ Community Based Adult Services – Switch to Managed Care is October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most 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.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts and CMS sign off on first Memorandum of Understanding for Dual Eligible Integration Demonstration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 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.]]></description>
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		<title>Statement: Happy 77th Birthday Social Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In observing this anniversary, we need to celebrate the critical role played by Social Security in enabling older Americans and workers who become disabled to live independently and not be a burden to their offspring.  We also need to be vigilant and protect Social Security from ill-advised efforts to cut benefits.]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for Individuals Affected by Clark v. Astrue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Approves LGBT Spousal Impoverishment Protections for California Medicaid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS 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.]]></description>
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		<title>NSCLC/NCPSSM Provide Analysis of SCOTUS Ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Senior Citizens Law Center and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare have released a new analysis detailing the positive impact the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the  Affordable Care Act will have on older Americans.  Virtually every American family will be touched by today’s ruling but America’s elderly will feel the effects.]]></description>
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		<title>Top-Line Analysis of Supreme Court Ruling and Its Impact on Older Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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		<title>Comments Due Monday on Medicaid Regulations Defining Allowable Housing Options for HCBS Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can 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.]]></description>
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