Category Archives: LGBT

Issue Brief: CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Rules for Same Sex Partners

Posted on July 7, 2011 by NanOak

(7/7/11) CMS has issued a letter to state Medicaid directors entitled “Same Sex Partners and Medicaid Liens, Transfer of Assets, and Estate Recovery.” The letter identifies strategies states may employ to broaden the federal law’s narrow application of protections that … Continue reading →

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Webinar Series: LGBT Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

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.

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LGBT Report Subject of Meeting with HHS Officials

Posted on May 26, 2011 by NanOak

NSCLC’s LGBT Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field report was the subject of a meeting attended by Executive Director Paul Nathanson and Staff Attorney Gene Coffey with U.S. Administration on Aging and HHS officials as well as … Continue reading →

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