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NSCLC Executive Director Kevin Prindiville calls on Congress in his latest Huffington Post blog to act to update the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to help low-income seniors like Dollie.
NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson is quoted in a Nov. 19, 2014 article in Governing concerning Medicaid reimbursement for care outside nursing homes.
NSCLC Helps
Dollie, 73, lives solely on income from Supplemental Social Security for all of her living expenses. But the program needs an update. Watch Dollie’s story and then help NSCLC restore this important poverty program.
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Health Network Alert: 2013 Transition Policies for Medicare Part D
2013 Transition Policies for Part D
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2013 Transition Rights to Medications Under Part D
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 … Continue reading
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SSA Instructions to ALJs on Clark v Astrue
(5/9/2011) The instructions are similar to those contained in EM-11032 issued last month which instructed SSA field offices that pursuant to the decision in Clark, benefits would no longer be suspended or denied solely on the basis of a warrant … Continue reading
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Clark v Astrue: Court Restores Benefits for Thousands
(U.S. District Court/Southern District of New York) — As many as 140,000 Americans nationwide will get their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits restored as a result of an order issued by Judge Sidney H. Stein in a … Continue reading
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Thank You For Your Order!
If you have any questions, please contact ksmith@nsclc.org or call 202-621-1020. Thank you.
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Case Analyses DRAFT
Court Decisions from 2011 Table of Contents M.D.Ala: Eviction Notice Not Specifying Factual Basis Could Violate Due Process 6th Cir Grants Rehearing En Banc Re Constitutional Amendment Banning Race Preferences D.Ariz: Standing to Challenge Policy Re Arresting Migrants 4th Cir: … Continue reading
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American Council of the Blind v. Astrue
American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, Case No. 05-04696 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2008). This national class action challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of refusing to provide more than a standard print notice to most blind and visually … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal Court
Amicus Brief – Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal CourtIn a victory for the supremacy of federal law under Ex Parte Young, the Supreme Court ruled April 19, 2011 that the Virginia Office for Protection … Continue reading
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Protecting the Rights of Low-Income Older Adults
The National Senior Citizens law Center is the only national non-profit whose principal mission is to protect the rights of low-income older adults. Through advocacy, litigation, and the education and counseling of local advocates, we make the law work to … Continue reading
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