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Category Archives: Events
Webinar: Improving the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program for Dual Eligibles
(11/16/11) The Qualified Medicare Benefit (QMB) was created to give low income people with Medicare full access to Medicare providers without liability for premiums and co-pays. But the program fails to deliver the benefits it promises. QMB beneficiaries often are … Continue reading
Webinar: How Recent CMS Guidance and Proposed Policies Increase HCBS Access
Webinar 10/12/11. Congress acknowledged in the ACA that Medicaid’s coverage for home and community-based services remains insufficient, and it authorized several new Medicaid programs and services in order to help shift Medicaid’s spending balance from institutional care to HCBS. Independent … Continue reading
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Webinar: Building an Integrated Appeals System for Dual Eligibles
(10/5/11) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is working with states to design new models for integrating Medicare and Medicaid benefits for those who receive benefits under both programs. Enrollees in new integrated models must have the ability to … Continue reading
Webinar: Medicare and Medicaid Alignment: Challenges and Opportunities
August 25, 2011 Webinar. Sometimes dual eligibles are unable to get essential medical equipment, may experience gaps in prescription drug coverage and may encounter language barriers in trying to communicate with their doctors and those who manage the programs. Join … Continue reading
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Webinar: Dual Eligibles: Consumer Protection, Integration & Advocates
(7/21/11) PowerPoint and Recording. A Webinar based on the first of a series of reports by NSCLC that makes recommendations to CMS’s new Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. Download: PowePoint | Recording (Windows Media Player 50 MB)
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Policy Forum & Issue Brief: Consumer Protection for Dual Eligibles Important in New Integrated Care Models
(7/15/11) An issue brief on this topic was introduced at a Policy Forum at the Kaiser Family Foundation in July. The brief noted that it is essential to have consumer protections in place before new models are implemented. At the NSCLC policy forum … Continue reading
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Webinar Series: Medicare Basics
June 23, 2011. Webinar on Medicare Parts A, B, C and D for advocates of low-income older adults. This is the third in a monthly series of free Webinars from the National Senior Citizens Law Center. NSCLC’s Deputy Director Kevin … Continue reading
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Webinar Series: LGBT Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities
In this May 10, 2011 Webinar, NSCLC’s Eric Carlson and Daniel Redman of the National Lesbian Rights Center summarized the report and reflected on legal implications of comments made by respondents to a survey. Download the presentation in pdf format.
National Aging and Law Institute, Nov 10-12
The National Aging and Law Institute will be in Boston this year, representing a merger of the NAELA Advanced Institute and the National Aging and Law Conference. To request a conference brochure, email naela@naela.org.
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Webinar Series: Medicaid Payment for Assisted Living, April 19
Medicaid payment increasingly is available for assisted living care, but navigating the rules can be a challenge for consumers and policymakers alike. Eric Carlson will base his comments on a series of briefs and white papers on the topic. Medicaid … Continue reading
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