In The News
Kaiser Health News Long Term Care Ombudsmen Face Challenges to Independence (1-27-2013) NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson says that ombudsman programs outside of state governments are less subject to political pressure
See more recent coverage
NSCLC Helps
Corazon, 72, came close to losing her adult day health care benefits because of a problem with managed care related to needed heart surgery…. Read More.
Issues
Adult Day Health Care Affordable Care Act Assisted Living Chained CPI Clark v Astrue Court Access Dual Eligibles Health Care Reform Home and Community-based Services IHSS Language Access LGBT long term care Medi-Cal Medicaid Medicare Medicare Part D Nursing Homes Olmstead Pickle Amendment Preemption Same Sex Marriage Social Security SSI Supreme Court
Category Archives: Dual Eligibles
Fact Sheet: Dual Eligibles
Read the fact sheet
Dual Eligible Sign On Letter to Super Committee
(11/14/11) NSCLC joined more than 50 consumer, provider, labor and other interest groups on a letter to the Congressional supercommittee urging them to carefully consider imposing a “one size fits all” on dual eligibles and cautioning them about imposing a … Continue reading
QMB Program Needs Fixes to Operate Effectively
(11/16/11) A new issue brief from NSCLC says that dual eligibles who qualify for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program often go without needed care because they can’t find physician specialists, mental health professionals or other providers who are willing … Continue reading
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
Appeals Processes Need to be Integrated for Dual Eligibles
(10/4/11) An issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center entitled “Building an Integrated Appeals System for Dual Eligibles,” recommends that as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) works with states to create new models that better … Continue reading
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
Dual Eligibles Encounter Problems Accessing Needed Benefits
(8/23/11) Medicare and Medicaid Alignment: Challenges and Opportunities for Serving Dual Eligibles. In another NSCLC Issue brief, simple fixes are suggested to several problems dual eligibles experience from not getting essential medical equipment to gaps in prescription drug coverage. To … Continue reading
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)
Posted in Dual Eligibles, Events
Comments Off
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
Posted in Dual Eligibles, Events, Reports
Comments Off
Introduction to Dual Eligible Integration Issues
(7/13/2011) Listen to and watch the power point from this joint Families USA/NSCLC Webinar.
