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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
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State Medicaid Developments
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Federal Medicaid News
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Medicaid Waivers
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NSCLC's Medicaid Litigation
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Medicaid Long-Term Care Rebalancing
Related Articles
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Fifth Circuit rejects Equal Access 1983 claims
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Potentially significant Section 1983/ Preemption Medicaid Case Certified to Fifth Circuit
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Medicaid Rights Still Viable (Yale Law Journal)
Related News
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The Hill Refers to Medicaid Block Grants Brief
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Wall Street Journal Looks at Nursing Home Medicaid
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Dereliction of Duty
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Changing Medicaid Could Cause Problems for Assisted Living Consumers
Keywords
Affordable Care Act, HCBS, Medicaid, Medicare, Money Follows the Person, Senior with disabilities, Stimulus Bill, amicus brief, block grants, care giving, health care, health reform, healthcare reform, long-term care, low income older adults, medicaid, seniors with disabilities,Medicaid, the federal/state health program for those with limited income, is under extreme financial pressure. Its financial crisis imperils low income older adults and many people with disabilities who rely on the program to pay for their health care expenses. NSCLC seeks to ensure that people get the benefits they deserve and helps local advocates fight to keep government from making drastic and illegal cuts to the program. We also inform policymakers and advocates on current trends and make recommendations to improve the program.
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Policy Issue Brief: CMS Notifies States of Limited MOE Flexibility in HCBS Waiver Programs
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- 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 ...
- Medicaid Home Health Services Should Not Be Limited to "Homebound" Persons
- Comments on Proposed Regulations Due to CMS by MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12th! ...
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Amicus Brief: Court Applies Improper Legal Standards
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- In an amicus brief, NSCLC argues that a lower court applied the improper legal standard in treating the CMS letter as if it should be granted the same level of deference as a published regulation. ...
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Issue Brief: CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Rules for Same Sex Partners
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- 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 broa...
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Monitoring Health Reform Report
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- A special report on Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Requirements and Temporary High Risk Exchange Insurance Pools. ...
- Medicaid Block Grants Mean Low Income Older Adults Could Lose Benefits
- The result of block granting Medicaid would mean taking health care coverage away from millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities...
- Appellate Court Rules NY Medicaid Late Notice Not Moot
- In a class action suit that alleged inadequate notice of temporary Medicaid benefits and illegal delays in processing applications.......
- Court Won't Stop Medicaid Reduction in Coverage for Personal Care Services
- A federal district court in Washington state denied a motion for a temporary restraining order by Medicaid beneficiaries and others challenging the state's reduction in coverage for personal care serv...
- NSCLC Calls for More Oversight of Assisted Living
- In a policy issue brief and white paper, NSCLC says the federal government should take a more active role in oversight of assisted living facilities in light of current common practice that allows the...
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NSCLC Comments on Waiver Transparency
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- NSCLC submitted comments to CMS on Proposed Regulations Governing Section ...
