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Consumer Protection for Dual Eligibles Important in New Integrated Care Models

According to a new issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center entitled Ensuring Consumer Protection for Dual Eligibles in Integrated Models, it is essential to have consumer protections in place before new models are implemented.

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Aging Today: Medicaid Block Grants Would Shred Safety Net for Low Income Older Adults

July/August 2011 by Paul Nathanson

White House and Congress Must Reject Cuts to Social Security

In a press release, NSCLC says that a change from the measure of inflation to something called the Chained CPI would have its greatest impact on those least able to afford it.

The Hill --Court Rules Healthcare Reform Law is Constitutional, Upholds Mandate

NSCLC's Simon Lazarus is quoted in the blog: "It really is an opinion that says, 'If you are a thoughtful conservative... this is how I think you have to come out."

ACS Blog: Potent Support for the Affordable Care Act Mandate From an Improbable Source

In a blog about the 6th District Court of Appeals decision on the health reform law, NSCLC's Simon Lazarus writes: "...what Judge Sutton thinks about the constitutionality of the mandate actually matters a lot to the future debate over the mandate."

America Cannot Afford Any Cut in Social Security Benefits

In a press release, NSCLC said that any cuts would have dire consequences for millions of older Americans who are already living on the edge of financial disaster.

National Law Journal -- Circuit Upholds Health Care Reform Law

In an article on the appeals court ruling, Simon Lazarus is quoted, "His opinion [Judge Jeffrey Sutton]will be important not just because he will be viewed by conservative members of the Supreme Court as an ideological comrade in arms, but [because he will be viewed] by Chief Justice [John] Roberts as an intellectual peer. He raises every kind of objection made to the act in a thoughtful and sympathetic way and then proceeds to knock them down."

People with Disabilities Seek to Save California ADHC Program

Today, seven plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 35,000 low-income people with disabilities, including older adults.

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.