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	<title>National Senior Citizens Law Center &#187; Medicaid</title>
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		<title>Table Helps Calculate Medicaid Eligibility Under Pickle Amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(11/15/12) The Social Security Administration recently announced its cost of living adjustment for Social Security and SSI benefits effective January 1. This adjustment affects the calculation of Pickle Amendment eligibility for Medicaid in 2013. This paper and the tables contained &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/table-helps-calculate-medicaid-eligibility-under-pickle-amendment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: North Dakota Medicaid Program Improperly Limited Use of Annuities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(6/1/2012) A federal district court in North Dakota ruled in Geston v Olson that a state Medicaid regulation related to annuities is inconsistent with federal law. Prior to reaching the underlying merits, the court ruled that the plaintiff had a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/nd-medicaid-program-improperly-limited-use-of-annuities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Issue Brief: CMS Notifies States of Limited MOE Flexibility in HCBS Waiver Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home & Community Based Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(9/19/11) Advocates in states that may be contemplating cuts to HCBS waiver programs should be aware of the limits of the states&#8217; authority to make changes, both under the Affordable Care Act and other sources of federal law. Policy Issue &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/policy-issue-brief-cms-notifies-states-of-limited-moe-flexibility-in-hcbs-waiver-programs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on Medicaid Home Health Services Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(9/8/11) In comments made to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NSCLC says that home health services should not be limited to &#8220;homebound&#8221; persons To read NSCLC&#8217;s extensive comments on proposed regulations Click Here. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Issue Brief: CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Rules for Same Sex Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(7/7/11) CMS has issued a letter to state Medicaid directors entitled &#8220;Same Sex Partners and Medicaid Liens, Transfer of Assets, and Estate Recovery.&#8221; The letter identifies strategies states may employ to broaden the federal law&#8217;s narrow application of protections that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/issue-brief-cms-issues-guidance-on-medicaid-rules-for-same-sex-partners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Brief Circulated with White House, Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(6/16/11) A Policy Issue Brief entitled Medicaid Block Grants: Attacking the Safety Net for Low-income Older Adults got the attention of the White House and Democratic members of Congress. In the brief, NSCLC includes eight ways that block granting of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-brief-circulated-with-white-house-congress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Block Grants Mean Low Income Adults Could Lose Benefits</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-block-grants-mean-low-income-adults-could-lose-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(4/26/11) In a policy issue brief and news release, NSCLC says that the result of block granting Medicaid would mean taking health care coverage away from millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities. Read the News Release. Read &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-block-grants-mean-low-income-adults-could-lose-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NSCLC Calls for More Oversight of Assisted Living</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/more-oversight-of-assisted-living-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(11/23/10) In a policy issue brief and white paper, NSCLC says the federal government should take a more active role in oversight of assisted living facilities in light of current common practice that allows them to kick out or refuse &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/more-oversight-of-assisted-living-needed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NSCLC Comments on Waiver Transparency</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(11/10/10) NSCLC called for more stakeholder involvement in demonstration projects in submitted comments to CMS on  Medicaid Program: Review Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations.  Read comments.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Medicaid LTSS Provisions in Health Care Reform Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(4/7/10) NSCLC&#8217;s early analysis of the impact of the new health reform law on Medicaid payment for long term services and supports, including comments on the State Balancing Incentive Program, Community Based Attendant Service Options, HCBS State Plan Benefit and Money &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/the-medicaid-long-term-services-and-supports-provisions-in-the-health-care-reform-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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