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		<title>Policy Issue Brief: SSI Modernization Improvements Long Overdue (2013)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Security Income]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(1/17/2013) A basic problem is that Supplemental Security Income is still designed for 1972, the year it was signed into law by President Nixon. A policy issue brief, recommendations and a fact sheet can all be found here. Read the Policy &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/policy-issue-brief-ssi-modernization-improvements-long-overdue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Fiscal Cliff Deal: What Does It Mean for Low-income Older Adults?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NSCLC Helps</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANALYSIS The Fiscal Cliff Deal: What Does It Mean for Low-income Older Adults? On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, by a vote of 257-167, the House of Representatives agreed to approve the Senate amendments to H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/the-fiscal-cliff-deal-what-does-it-mean-for-low-income-older-adults/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Approves New York Transfer of Medicaid LTSS into Managed Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 31, 2012, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed to amend both of its managed care demonstrations to include long-term services and supports (LTSS) on a mandatory basis.  As part of the approval, CMS amended the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/cms-approves-ny-transfer-of-medicaid-ltss-into-managed-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates Guide: Medicaid Long Term Services &amp; Supports 101: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home & Community Based Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The guide offers advocates a primer on the law that impacts Medicaid-funded home and community-based services. It highlights key resources and tools to use when advocating to expand and preserve Medicaid coverage of critical LTSS services. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Issue Brief: Does the Social Security COLA Need to be Changed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NSCLC Helps</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(7/24/12) As policymakers debate changing the cost of living adjustment, NSCLC recommends a switch to the CPI-E as the basis for calculating the COLA for Social Security, veterans and other federal benefits. Read the brief.]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing the Quality of California Dual Eligible Demonstration Health Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(May 2012) This report contains an analysis of the eight health plans selected by the California Department of Health Care Services and finds that seven of the eight received a global health plan rating of 1 (poor) out of five (excellent) &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/assessing-the-quality-of-california-dual-eligible-demonstration-health-plans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Think Twice Before Signing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NSCLC Helps</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nursing Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(2007) Report: Improper and Unfair Provisions in Missouri Nursing Home Agreements. Click here.]]></description>
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		<title>QMB Program Needs Fixes to Operate Effectively</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/qmb-program-needs-fixes-to-operate-effectively/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=qmb-program-needs-fixes-to-operate-effectively</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/qmb-program-needs-fixes-to-operate-effectively/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(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 &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/qmb-program-needs-fixes-to-operate-effectively/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Processes Need to be Integrated for Dual Eligibles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(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 &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/appeals-processes-need-to-be-integrated-for-dual-eligibles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Eligibles Encounter Problems Accessing Needed Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(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 &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/dual-eligibles-encounter-problems-accessing-needed-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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