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Talk Poverty Blog — Senior Poverty: Now You Know
In a blog for Talk Poverty.org, Kevin Prindiville writes: “So now you know: senior poverty is a real and growing problem in America. If you want to live in a society in which people can age in dignity and no … Continue reading
Posted in NSCLC In The News, Viewpoint
Tagged Elderly Poor, Senior Poverty, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income
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Veterans To Benefit From Policy Based on Martinez Case
Five years after the Martinez v Astrue settlement, a case in which the NSCLC obtained $700 million in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits that had been wrongfully suspended or denied to 200,000 people, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Security Litigation, Martinez
Tagged litigation, Martinez v Astrue
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Social Security Changes Benefits Letter Policy
NSCLC played a leading role advocating, together with other organizations and members of Congress, against the elimination of printing Social Security Administration (SSA) benefit verification letters at local offices. NSCLC staff met with SSA to point to the serious problems … Continue reading
Posted in Social Security
Tagged Social Security
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Making Up for Lost Time: Addressing Problems in California’s Assisted Living System
In a September 2014 Policy Issue Brief, NSCLC outlines the challenges and opportunities related to examining California’s outdated system of regulating the state’s assisted living system.
Posted in Assisted Living, Reports
Tagged Assisted Living, California, Home and Community-based Services, Long Term Services and Supports
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How to Make Sure the Home Care Rule Helps Not Harms
In this September 2014 joint report, NSCLC and others analyze the U.S. Department of Labor rule governing home care services.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Home care services, Long Term Services and Supports, Medicaid
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Can Reality Match Rhetoric? Person-Centered Planning in Managed LTSS
In this August 2014 Policy Issue Brief, NSCLC shares what states are doing to ensure person-centered planning is included in managed care contracts.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Health Care Reform, Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, Medicaid
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Statement on Medicare Observation Status
In a statement submitted to the Senate Special Committee on Aging dated August 8, 2014, the National Senior Citizens Center throws its support behind the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 (H.R. 1179/S. 569). The bill would “protect … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Viewpoint, Where We Stand
Tagged Medicare, observation status
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“Fix List” for California Duals Program Released
A “Fix List” for tracking problems in the roll out of California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) was shared with the state’s Department of Health Care Services and CMS in June. It calls on the state to fix problems encountered by … Continue reading
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Action Needed Now to End Elder Abuse Among the Poor
Most recently, the Labor/HHS Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, for the first time, $10 million for the Elder Justice Initiative. Let’s not let federal support for elder abuse prevention wither in another appropriations cycle. This must be the … Continue reading
Posted in Viewpoint, Where We Stand
Tagged elder abuse, elder justice, Elderly Poor, poor seniors, Senior Poverty
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Income Inequality among America’s Seniors Means It’s Not Time to Cut the Safety Net
In May, a USA Today story revealed that the U.S. has the fourth most uneven income distribution in the developed world. We rank just behind Chile, Mexico, and Turkey with one of the developed world’s largest income gaps. While income … Continue reading
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