Category Archives: Health Network Alert

(1/27/2014)  Two new resources analyze what states are required do and what flexibilities they have to assist beneficiaries who transition from Expansion Medicaid to Medicare. Both resources provide important information to state advocates, state officials and other stakeholders on how …

(1/26/2015)  More than 80% of older adults own their home and many are at risk or have lost their home to foreclosure due to predatory mortgage lending practices. The right to rescind a mortgage loan under the Truth in Lending …

(1/20/2015)  A U.S. federal district court has struck down new rules that would have applied Fair Labor Standards Act standards, like payment of minimum wage and overtime, to most Medicaid home care providers. Historically, many personal care providers and other …

(1/13/2015)  Last week the House of Representatives approved a rule that prohibits any legislation that would reallocate funds between the Social Security Administration’s Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and its Disability Insurance (DI) programs.

(1/12/2015)  Since Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of final regulations regarding the settings of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rule in January 2014, there has been some confusion among providers, families, advocates, people with disabilities and …

(1/7/2015)  The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) and the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence have created a 5-part webinar series on Abuse in Later Life for civil attorneys, legal advocates and others who …

(1/7/2015)  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established protections for Medicare Part D beneficiaries when they experience coverage transitions. To assist advocates with transition issues, NSCLC has released a paper that sets out the CMS minimum requirements …