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Category Archives: Events
ASA Webinar – Consumer Protections for Dual Eligibles: A Primer for Advocates
(April 26, 2012) Find out how states are proposing to combine the delivery of health care services to those who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. As states propose plans for integrating and coordinating care for nine million … Continue reading
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Webinar – Advocacy in Washington: Community and Social Change
Webinar – April 17, 2012 This webinar will be led by NSCLC Executive Director Paul Nathanson, who has taught law students, legislators and community groups the subject for many years. The webinar will cover the arenas you need to be … Continue reading
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ABA Webinar: Spousal and Domestic Partner Issues in Pensions and Retirement Income
Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern This session will cover the essential elements that elder law, estate planning, family law, and general practitioners need to know about spousal and domestic partner rights in traditional defined benefit … Continue reading
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National Elder Rights Training Project
NCLC’s National Elder Rights Training Project is part of the National Legal Resource Center, a collaboration of organizations sponsored by the Administration on Aging. The project sponsors a series of webinars for advocates.
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Webinar: Litigating Preemption Claims after Douglas v. ILC
The Douglas v. ILC case raised the important issue of whether preemption under the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution can be utilized to bring a claim that a state law conflicts with federal Medicaid law. The Supreme Court has … Continue reading
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Webinar: State Medicaid Cases: Trends and Challenges
(February 29, 2012) This webinar by attorneys from the National Senior Citizens Law Center will identify key budget-driven trends that limit access to critical Medicaid health benefits – particularly home and community services – that serve older adults, including: benefit … Continue reading
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Webinar Series: Supreme Court Cases of the 2012 Term – What’s at Stake
February 14, 2012 Webinar. Hear about the cases challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the challenges to the individual mandate, the Medicaid expansion and the severability of those provisions. Also learn about: pending challenge to the … Continue reading
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NSCLC’s 2012 Monthly Webinar Series
Here are the scheduled NSCLC Webinar topics for the first half of 2012. All Webinars are at 2 p.m. EST unless a different time appears below. The Webinar topics are subject to change. To make sure you are invited and receive information … Continue reading
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2012 Conferences for Advocates
Find a list of 2012 conferences of interest to legal services advocates here. Continue reading
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Webinar: Addressing Health Disparities: Language Access Advocacy for Limited English Proficient Seniors
Dec. 13, 2011 Are you an elder advocate with limited English proficient (LEP) clients? Do you often wonder what legal rights apply to written translations and oral interpretation, or how health care reform applies to this arena? This jam-packed webinar … Continue reading
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