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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
Issue Brief: CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Rules for Same Sex Partners
(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
Medicaid Brief Circulated with White House, Congress
(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 … Continue reading
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Comments on HCBS Regulation and Assisted Living
In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NSCLC calls for strong standards for when assisted living can be considered community-based and thus eligible for Medicaid HCBS funding. Read Comment letter on HCBS regulations
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Webinar Series: LGBT Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities
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.
CMS Requiring Medicare Plans to Translate Materials
Posted on 2011/04/07 In a victory for advocates for people with limited English proficiency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adopted final rule requiring Medicare plans to translate marketing materials. Read more. (PDF)
LGBT Report Subject of Meeting with HHS Officials
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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Medicaid Payment for Assisted Living
The federal government should take a more active role in oversight of assisted living facilities in light of current common practice that allows facilities to kick out or refuse to admit Medicaid-eligible residents even though the facilities themselves are approved … Continue reading
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Medicaid Block Grants Mean Low Income Adults Could Lose Benefits
(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 … Continue reading
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LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field
(2011) Our ground-breaking report-LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field-utilizes survey results for the first-ever glimpse into issues faced by LGBT older adults in long-term care facilities. Visit the Web site and view video stories and … Continue reading
IHSS and Language Access: A Resource Manual for Advocates
NSCLC’s resource manual for advocates provides background information and practical advice for advocates whose clients receive In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and are limited English proficient. Resources include NSCLC’s recent report on language access and IHSS, relevant state rules regarding translation … Continue reading
