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Tag Archives: dual eligibles
NSCLC Launches New Website about Dual Eligible Demonstrations
The National Senior Citizens Law Center has launched a new website to provide aging and disability advocates the information and tools they need to ensure that models for delivering health and long term services and supports to dual eligibles (people … Continue reading
Prindiville Addresses Policy Forum on Consumer Protection for Duals
More than 150 health policymakers, Congressional staff and government officials heard NSCLC Deputy Director call for strong consumer protection for dual eligibles in new integrated models under development in many states. He was joined by MMCO Director Melanie Bella, and Paul … Continue reading
Comments: California’s Dual Eligibles Demonstration Project
(1/9/12) In a letter to the director of the California Department of Health Care Services, NSCLC Deputy Director writes that the proposed solutions fall short by simply expanding enrollment in existing medical-focused managed care systems. READ MORE
No Part D Copayments for Medicaid HCBS Duals
Effective January 1, 2012, full-benefit dual eligibles receiving Medicaid home and community based services (HCBS) have no Medicare Part D copayments READ MORE — Information for Advocates. CMS Memo on Part D Waiver for 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
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
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: 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
