Tag Archives: Medi-Cal

Settlement Reached That Will End Medicare “Improvement Standard”

Posted on December 6, 2012 by NanOak

Attorneys from the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Vermont Legal Aid and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have agreed to settle the “Improvement Standard” case, Jimmo v. Sebelius. A proposed settlement agreement was filed in federal District Court …

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Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: What’s Happening Now, and What It Means for Assisted Living and Other LTSS

Posted on October 30, 2012 by NanOak

This webinar, sponsored by the Assisted Living Consumer Alliance, explains the dual eligible integration process, with a focus on how the new demonstrations will affect long-term services and supports (LTSS) and their significance to assisted living and other long term … Continue reading →

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Local CA Adult Day Health Care Center Saved for Now

Posted on April 17, 2012 by NSCLC Helps

At the end of March 2012, NSCLC, working with local legal services lawyers, achieved an important victory when the Kern County Board of Supervisors agreed to postpone for three months the closure of its adult day health care center. The … Continue reading →

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Comments: California’s Dual Eligibles Demonstration Project

Posted on January 13, 2012 by NSCLC Helps

(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

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