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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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Category Archives: CA Health Network Alert
WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: What Advocates Need to Know – Santa Clara County
Free Webinar When: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 2 – 3 PM PDT Starting January 1, 2015, Santa Clara County became the sixth California county to move forward with the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally-approved dual eligible demonstration project … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: Advanced Training Consumer Protections and Benefit Package Summary
Free Webinar Series California is moving forward with the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally-approved dual eligible demonstration known as Cal MediConnect. The CCI started on April 1, 2014, in certain counties, and will continue to be implemented over … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: What Advocates Need to Know – Santa Clara County
Free Webinar Series Starting January 1, 2015, Santa Clara County became the sixth California county to move forward with the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally-approved dual eligible demonstration project known as Cal MediConnect. The CCI fundamentally changes the … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Cal MediConnect January 2015 Enrollment: What Advocates Need to Know
Free Webinar When: Monday, November 24, 2014 11 AM – 12 PM PDT Over 120,000 dual eligibles are slated for passive enrollment into Cal MediConnect plans in January 2015 in five of the eight Coordinated Care Initiative counties. Beneficiaries with … Continue reading
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Cal MediConnect January 2015 Enrollment Fact Sheet
(10/20/2014) Over 100,000 dual eligibles are slated for passive enrollment into Cal MediConnect plans in January 2015 in five of the eight Coordinated Care Initiative counties. Beneficiaries with January birthdays as well as several populations that were held for enrollment …
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California Releases Draft of HCBS Transition Plan for Public Comment
(09/23/2014) New federal regulations set standards to ensure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS) are provided in environments that are non-institutional in nature. It is not enough that a Medicaid HCBS consumer is not living in an institution — …
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WEBINAR: Medicare Marketing Guidelines and Cal MediConnect
Free Webinar When: Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 11 AM – 12 PM PDT To prevent marketing abuses, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has very specific guidelines that Medicare plans must follow when marketing their products These general … Continue reading
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Health Network Alert: NSCLC Calls for Stronger California Rules Governing Assisted Living
(2/27/2014) A number of troubling incidents that have been chronicled in the media the past few years have forced a re-examination of the regulation of California’s assisted living facilities, a popular option for seniors who do not require skilled nursing …
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WEBINAR: Cal-MediConnect – A Summary of the Three-Way Contract
Cal- MediConnect – A Summary of the Three-Way Contract In March 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the template of the three-way-contract CMS entered into with the Department of Health Care Services and the health plans participating … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: What Advocates Need to Know – Basics
Free Webinar Series The California Coordinated Care Initiative: What Advocates Need to Know – Basics The state of California is moving forward with implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the recently federally-approved dual eligible demonstration project, now known … Continue reading
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