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Raising Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Is Bad Policy
(8/16/2013) In a strongly worded letter to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, NSCLC opposes a draft Medicare cost-sharing proposal that would increase Medicare premiums and deductibles, even for low-income older adults. Medicare Letter to … Continue reading
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New Policy Issue Brief: SSI Restoration Act
Policy Issue Brief on The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act (August 2013)
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NSCLC and Other Advocates Urge Fixes to Social Security Programs
NSCLC Executive Director Paul Nathanson joined U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), David Cicilline (D-RI) as well as other Strengthen Social Security Coalition leaders who spoke to fixes needed and called for more funding for administrative functions. Watch …
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Proskauer Receives New York State Bar Association Award
Recognizing their pro bono work in Clark v Astrue, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has honored four Proskauer lawyers with its 2013 President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the First Judicial District. Proskauer Partners Bettina (Betsy) B. Plevan … Continue reading
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NSCLC Joins 40 Organizations Concerned with Cal MediConnect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2013 Contact: Scott L. Parkin 703-975-1769 (cell) OAKLAND, CA — In a joint letter to both the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination office at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the California Department of Health Care …
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Statement by NSCLC’s Paul Nathanson on the Chained CPI
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget proposal released today includes an unacceptable change to Social Security’s cost of living adjustments (COLAs). A switch to the chained CPI formula to determine Social Security COLA benefits is a stealth benefit cut. It will mean …
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Summary of Illinois Dual Eligible Agreement with CMS
On February 22, 2013 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Illinois approving the Illinois Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative. Illinois is the fourth state to execute a MOU under the demonstration … Continue reading
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How Dual Eligibles Can Benefit from Medicaid PCP Payment Increases
In this report, NSCLC analyzes the specific impact of a new rule that means state Medicaid program are required to pay certain physicians at rates that are no lower than Medicare’s.
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Summary of Ohio Dual Eligible Demonstration Agreement
NSCLC summaries the Memorandum of Understanding between the state of Ohio and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Summary of Mass. Dual Eligible Demonstration Agreement
A summary of the first Memorandum of Understanding for a dual eligible demonstration project with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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