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Tag Archives: Medicaid
Joint Statement to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging
Ensuring Quality and Oversight in Assisted Living As Medicaid beneficiaries and monies are increasingly shifted from nursing homes to assisted living facilities and other HCBS settings, it is entirely appropriate that Congress and CMS establish some standards on what type … 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
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
