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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
Appeals Processes Need to be Integrated for Dual Eligibles
(10/4/11) An issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center entitled “Building an Integrated Appeals System for Dual Eligibles,” recommends that as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) works with states to create new models that better … Continue reading
Webinar: How Recent CMS Guidance and Proposed Policies Increase HCBS Access
Webinar 10/12/11. Congress acknowledged in the ACA that Medicaid’s coverage for home and community-based services remains insufficient, and it authorized several new Medicaid programs and services in order to help shift Medicaid’s spending balance from institutional care to HCBS. Independent … Continue reading
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Policy Issue Brief: CMS Notifies States of Limited MOE Flexibility in HCBS Waiver Programs
(9/19/11) Advocates in states that may be contemplating cuts to HCBS waiver programs should be aware of the limits of the states’ authority to make changes, both under the Affordable Care Act and other sources of federal law. Policy Issue … Continue reading
Comments on Medicaid Home Health Services Requirements
(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 “homebound” persons To read NSCLC’s extensive comments on proposed regulations Click Here.
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Webinar: Building an Integrated Appeals System for Dual Eligibles
(10/5/11) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is working with states to design new models for integrating Medicare and Medicaid benefits for those who receive benefits under both programs. Enrollees in new integrated models must have the ability to … Continue reading
Forms
IHSS Forms, http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1810.htm Translated Forms and Publications, http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/FormsandPu_274.htm
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Dual Eligibles Encounter Problems Accessing Needed Benefits
(8/23/11) Medicare and Medicaid Alignment: Challenges and Opportunities for Serving Dual Eligibles. In another NSCLC Issue brief, simple fixes are suggested to several problems dual eligibles experience from not getting essential medical equipment to gaps in prescription drug coverage. To … Continue reading
Webinar: Dual Eligibles: Consumer Protection, Integration & Advocates
(7/21/11) PowerPoint and Recording. A Webinar based on the first of a series of reports by NSCLC that makes recommendations to CMS’s new Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. Download: PowePoint | Recording (Windows Media Player 50 MB)
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Policy Forum & Issue Brief: Consumer Protection for Dual Eligibles Important in New Integrated Care Models
(7/15/11) An issue brief on this topic was introduced at a Policy Forum at the Kaiser Family Foundation in July. The brief noted that it is essential to have consumer protections in place before new models are implemented. At the NSCLC policy forum … Continue reading
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Introduction to Dual Eligible Integration Issues
(7/13/2011) Listen to and watch the power point from this joint Families USA/NSCLC Webinar.
