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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
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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.
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Category Archives: Home & Community Based Services
NSCLC’s Statement Regarding CMS’ Position on Spousal Impoverishment Protections in HCBS Waiver
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking an unfounded position regarding the applicability of the federal law’s spousal impoverishment protections in home and community-based care (HCBS) waiver programs. Read NSCLC Statement on CMS’ Position on Spousal Impoverishment … Continue reading
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Money Follows the Person 101
Read an overview of the Money Follows the Person program, including descriptions of the driving forces behind it, the history of federal support for programs similar to it, and the primary challenges states are likely to face in implementation. Read … Continue reading
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