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	<title>National Senior Citizens Law Center &#187; Health Network Alert</title>
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		<title>New Advocates&#8217; Guide Presents Recommendations for LTSS Quality Improvement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improving quality in long-term services and supports (LTSS) is vital for Medicaid beneficiaries relying upon such services, particularly given current proposals by many states to implement managed care programs to deliver LTSS. A new advocates&#8217; guide provides information and recommendations &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio MOU Incorporates Ombuds Program for Duals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 12, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ohio Office of Medical Assistance to create an &#8216;Integrated Care Delivery System&#8217; for dual eligibles (people eligible for Medicare and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Transition Policies for Medicare Part D</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new plan year for Medicare Part D began January 1 and many beneficiaries, particularly low-income subsidy individuals who were reassigned, are adjusting to new plans or to new rules in their current plans.]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Eligibles Can Get Better Access to Physicians in 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting January 1, 2013, state Medicaid programs are required to pay certain physicians offering primary care services at rates that are no lower than Medicare rates.]]></description>
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		<title>The Fiscal Cliff Deal: What Does It Mean for Low-Income Older Adults?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, by a vote of 257-167, the House of Representatives agreed to approve the Senate amendments to H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, also known as the &#8220;fiscal cliff deal.&#8221; The President agreed &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement Reached That Will End Medicare &#8220;Improvement Standard&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorneys from the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Vermont Legal Aid and the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) have agreed to settle the &#8220;Improvement Standard&#8221; case, Jimmo v. Sebelius. A proposed settlement agreement was filed in federal District Court &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Finalizes Medicaid Primary Care Payment Rule Affecting Dual Eligibles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS has finalized a rule that will pay Medicaid primary care physicians at the same rate as Medicare in 2013 and 2014, a move that is likely to improve access to care for individuals who receive both Medicare and Medicaid.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Memorandum of Understanding for Duals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 24, the state of Washington signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the first managed fee-for-service financial alignment model for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees (dual eligibles). ]]></description>
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		<title>NSCLC Releases Advocates Guide to Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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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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