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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: Language Access
NSCLC Pushes for Language Access Protections in Health Plan Process
NSCLC recently commented on interim final regulations establishing internal claims and appeals processes that group and individual health insurance providers must follow. The rules included significant protections for limited English proficient plan enrollees like interpreter and notice translation requirements. NSCLC’s … Continue reading
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IHSS LEP Population Statistics
This response to a public records request from DSS shows IHSS LEP statistics statewide as of Oct. 2008.
Best Practices: Serving Limited-English Proficient Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
Private health plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage are responsible for providing prescription drug coverage to all qualified Medicare beneficiaries who are proficient in English as well as those whose English proficiency is limited. Read Best Practices: Serving LEP Medicare … Continue reading
