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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: Health Care
Prindiville Testified Before the California Joint Oversight Hearing of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees
(12/7/11) Deputy Director Kevin Prindiville testified before the California Joint Oversight Hearing of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees on Ensuring Consumer Protection of Dual Eligibles in Integrated Models. Listen to his testimony: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hearing … Continue reading
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Webinar: Addressing Health Disparities: Language Access Advocacy for Limited English Proficient Seniors
Dec. 13, 2011 Are you an elder advocate with limited English proficient (LEP) clients? Do you often wonder what legal rights apply to written translations and oral interpretation, or how health care reform applies to this arena? This jam-packed webinar … Continue reading
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Fact Sheet: Dual Eligibles
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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
Kentucky Nonprofit Funds Training to Help LGBT Older Adults
According to a story in the Lexington Herald Leader, JustFundKy gave a $5,000 grant to the Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass to revise its patient bill of rights and train its staff to be more in tune with … Continue reading
Posted in Health Disparities
Tagged Assisted Living, LGBT, long term care, Nursing Homes
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Grantmakers in Aging Session Focuses on Language Access
¿Habla Inglés? At the Language Access and Advocacy for Diverse Aging Populations session at the Grantmakers in Aging Annual Conference in McLean, VA, Directing Attorney Katharine Hsiao participated on the panel mentioned in Paul Nathanson’s column above. Hsiao was instrumental … Continue reading
Bagnall v Sebelius
Background Medicare Part A pays for “inpatient” hospital care, while Part B pays for outpatient medical care. In order to qualify for Medicare-covered nursing facility care, one must first have at least three days of “inpatient” Part A hospital care. … Continue reading
Joint Statement to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging
Ensuring Quality and Oversight in Assisted Living As Medicaid beneficiaries and monies are increasingly shifted from nursing homes to assisted living facilities and other HCBS settings, it is entirely appropriate that Congress and CMS establish some standards on what type … Continue reading
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Tagged Assisted Living, Home and Community-based Services, Medicaid
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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
