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	<title>National Senior Citizens Law Center &#187; Medicare</title>
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		<title>2013 Transition Rights to Medications Under Part D</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2013 Transition Rights to Medications Under Medicare Part D Transition Policy: A Critical Protection. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that sponsors of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans provide beneficiaries with access to transition supplies of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/2013-transition-rights-to-medications-under-part-d/">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>
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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>The Importance of Health Care Access Among Hispanic Older Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 13, 2012 Statement for Capitol Hill Briefing “The Importance of Health Care Access Among Hispanic Older Adults” Fay Gordon, Staff Attorney Hello, thank you for inviting the National Senior Citizens Law Center to participate in this timely and important &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/the-importance-of-health-care-access-among-hispanic-older-adults/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Not Undo New Deal or Great Society Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/lets-not-undo-new-deal-or-great-society-program/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lets-not-undo-new-deal-or-great-society-program</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viewpoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(October 2012) There are many loud voices calling for drastic changes to New Deal and Great Society programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. These vital programs have made it possible for most older Americans to live out their &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/lets-not-undo-new-deal-or-great-society-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s That Serious An Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(September 2012) The stakes couldn’t be higher. For low-income older adults, the outcome of this election is likely to be more significant than any in recent memory. The very future of health care and economic security for the nation’s seniors &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/its-that-serious-an-election/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dual Eligible Sign On Letter to Super Committee</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/dual-eligible-sign-on-letter-to-super-committee/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dual-eligible-sign-on-letter-to-super-committee</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/dual-eligible-sign-on-letter-to-super-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NSCLC Helps</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligibles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(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 &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; on dual eligibles and cautioning them about imposing a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/dual-eligible-sign-on-letter-to-super-committee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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>Bagnall v Sebelius</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/bagnall-v-sebelius/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bagnall-v-sebelius</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Litigation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background Medicare Part A pays for “inpatient” hospital care, while Part B pays for outpatient medical care.  In order to qualify for Medicare-covered nursing facility care, one must first have at least three days of “inpatient” Part A hospital care.  &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/bagnall-v-sebelius/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on Medicaid Program: Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/comments-on-medicaid-program-eligibility-changes-under-the-affordable-care-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In comments made to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NSCLC makes several recommendations related to how states comply with screening requirements of Medicare Part D’s low-income subsidy and several other sections.]]></description>
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		<title>Threats to Seniors Well-Being</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/threats-to-seniors-well-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(July 2011) Just because President Obama signed the debt ceiling deal into law, low-income older Americans have no reason to celebrate. Several of the cuts that were threatened for the Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/threats-to-seniors-well-being/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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