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Observation Status Statement for the Record
Submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee/Subcommittee on Health (5/20/2014), this statement raises concerns about the impact on medicare beneficiaries of observation status, a practice that deprives many of their right to hospital coverage under Part A.
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Policymakers Can Blunt the Sharp Impacts of Elder Poverty in America
By Kevin Prindiville (column from May/June 2014 Aging Today). There are a number of ways the National Senior Citizens Law Center believes policymakers can act to address elderly poverty and blunt its negative impact… Proposals to weaken the programs have … Continue reading
Posted in Viewpoint, Where We Stand
Tagged Economic Security, Elder Poverty, Elderly Poor, Social Security, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
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Burlingame v Colvin Update
In a March 28, 2014 press release, Disability Rights Oregon announces that Social Security Administration has confirmed that recipients will not lose benefits April 1 because of Safety Net issue.
Posted in Economic Security Litigation
Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, litigation, Social Security, SSI
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Assisted Living: California 20 Years Behind Times, Residents at Risk
In this short article for California Healthline, NSCLC’s Eric Carlson writes, “California’s assisted living system is decades out of date. As a result, the state’s assisted living residents — elderly and generally vulnerable — are increasingly at risk from substandard … Continue reading
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Tagged Assisted Living, California, Home and Community-based Services
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Senior Poverty: Action Needed to Address a Growing Problem
Written statement from NSCLC to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on March 5, 2014 in which NSCLC recommends strengthening the safety net, improving SSI, increasing the availability of health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs … Continue reading
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Tagged Elderly Poor, Home and Community-based Services, long term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Senior Poverty, Social Security
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Senate Bill Updates SSI and Would Help Elderly Poor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 (S2089) was introduced today in the U.S. Senate by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The bill, championed by the National …
Posted in News Releases, Supplemental Security Income
Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
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Advocates Call for Suspension of California Duals Demonstration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2014 OAKLAND, CA – Six advocacy organizations, including the National Senior Citizens Law Center, “urgently requested” suspension of the state’s dual demonstration program – the Coordinated Care Initiative — in a February 21 letter addressed …
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Tagged California, CCI, Dual Eligibles, duals
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California Advocates Call for Delay in CCI Implementation
In a letter to the California Department of Health Care Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NSCLC and five other advocacy organizations call for the suspension of implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (the state’s dual eligible … Continue reading
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NSCLC Calls for Stronger California Rules Governing Assisted Living
WASHINGTON – Based on a comparison of California’s assisted living laws with those of 11 other states, the National Senior Citizens Law Center says that the state’s laws are out of date and fall short in several areas, putting residents’ …
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Tagged Assisted Living, Long Term Services and Supports
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Denny Chan Joins National Senior Citizens Law Center
LOS ANGELES – Denny Chan is now a staff attorney with the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) in Los Angeles, CA. Chan was a rotating law clerk for the US District Court in Los Angeles after graduating from the …
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