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Category Archives: Events
Webinar – Dual Eligible Demonstrations: An Update for Advocates
Over the past year, the conversation among advocates working on the dual eligible demonstrations has shifted from proposals and design to memorandum of understandings (MOUs) and implementation. With three state MOUs signed, a few states withdrawing, and several continuing to … Continue reading
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Webinar: Medicare Part D in 2013: Addressing Client Issues
(2/6/13) Now that the Medicare Part D annual enrollment period is over, beneficiaries are learning whether their plans really work for them. This webinar for advocates who serve seniors and persons with disabilities will discuss: What is new in 2013 … Continue reading
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Webinar: Social Security Benefits Now Based On Same Sex Marriage?
December 12, 2012 Webinar. On December 12, some 200 advocates and others attended a webinar entitled “Social Security Benefits Now Based on Same Sex Marriage.” Directing Attorney Gerald McIntyre led viewers through why individuals who would qualify for Social Security or survivor benefits … Continue reading
Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: What’s Happening Now, and What It Means for Assisted Living and Other LTSS
This webinar, sponsored by the Assisted Living Consumer Alliance, explains the dual eligible integration process, with a focus on how the new demonstrations will affect long-term services and supports (LTSS) and their significance to assisted living and other long term … Continue reading
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Conference: National Aging and Law Institute
November 8-10, 2012. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC. Hosted by NAELA and the National Aging and Law Conference (NALC), NSCLC is a cosponsor of this conference and many staff will be presenting there. Topics such as Medicare and Medicaid, consumer … Continue reading
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Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports 101
September 24, 2012 Webinar. Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports 101: A webinar for advocates on emerging challenges and opportunities The current legal and political landscape presents both great opportunities to expand the availability of needed long term services and … Continue reading
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Webinar: SSI Modernization: CPR for a Vital Program
October 11, 2012 Webinar During this heated campaign season, few in politics are talking about programs that help the elderly poor. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program covers over 8 million Americans; all of them are over age 65 or … Continue reading
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Webinar – Dual Eligible Demonstrations: A Critical Moment
August 22, 2012 Webinar. Twenty-six states have submitted proposals to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to integrate the delivery and financing of services for people that qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles). CMS is in … Continue reading
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Administration for Community Living Webinar: Managed LTSS: Engaging in the Stakeholder Process
Part 2 Tuesday, July 24, 2012 As states develop managed long-term services and supports systems for older adults and individuals with disabilities, it is critical that stakeholders – consumers and professionals alike – provide input during the proposal and implementation … Continue reading
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Webinar – LTSS in a Managed Care Environment: Advocacy Strategies for Increasing Independence
Monday, June 11, 2012. PowerPoint, Transcript & Recording available below. This year has brought a flood of state proposals to move long-term services and supports (LTSS) into managed care systems. As is generally true when managed care is involved, these … Continue reading
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