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Category Archives: Health Network Alert
WEBINAR: The Changing Landscape of Assisted Living – Developments in the States
Free Webinar When: Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT How good is assisted living? To a great extent, it depends on what state you’re in, as assisted living standards are dependent upon state law. This presentation included … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Medicare & Medicaid Post-DOMA: Changes for Same Gender Couples?
Free Webinar Series A year after the Supreme Court decision in United States v Windsor, federal agencies have been issuing rules that affect same sex couples regarding programs like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid. In this two-part … Continue reading
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Health Network Alert – New Version of Advocate’s Guide to Coordinated Care Initiative Now Available
(06/27/2014) Implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) – California’s dual eligible demonstration program — is now underway in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, and San Mateo counties. Because there have been significant changes to the CCI since …
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Health Network Alert: New NSCLC Resource for States Preparing Dual Eligible Demonstration Consumer Enrollment Notices
(06/26/2014) With support from The Commonwealth Fund, NSCLC prepared a new resource, You’ve Got Mail: Designing Enrollment Notices for a Dual Eligible Demonstration Rollout. The resource is designed to assist consumer advocates and state officials preparing consumer notices and enrollment …
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Health Network Alert – CMS to Require that Stakeholders Have Meaningful Opportunity to Comment on HCBS Transition Plans
(06/24/2014) As reported earlier this month in an NSCLC alert (6/4/14), some states seem to be out of compliance with the public comment provisions of the new Medicaid HCBS regulations. States are required to develop transition plans that explain how …
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Health Network Alert – New Advocacy Guide for State HCBS Transition Plans, and National Consumer Groups Request CMS Action
(06/20/2014) To assist government officials and stakeholders, NSCLC has written Just Like Home: An Advocate’s Guide for State Transitions Under the New Medicaid HCBS Rules. The guide provides analysis and recommendations for multiple aspects of the new regulations, including determining …
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Health Network Alert – California Coordinated Care Initiative “Fix List” Provides Advocates with Tool to Help Beneficiaries
(06/11/2014) Given the large number of problems experienced to date in the roll out of California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) has developed a “Fix List” for tracking problems and related fixes.
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WEBINAR: Understanding Notices and Appeal Rights in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
Free Webinar The overlay of managed care in Medicaid raises new issues in how beneficiaries can — or cannot — understand and exercise their rights. Understanding the rules and options is crucial both for assisting individual clients and negotiating for … Continue reading
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Health Network Alert – Estate Recovery Rules Differ Under Medi-Cal Expansion
(06/06/2014) A new issue brief from NSCLC posted on the California Healthcare Foundation website, describes Medi-Cal estate recovery. It explains the differences in how estate recovery rules apply to the new “expansion” Medi-Cal compared to traditional Medi-Cal eligibility categories, such …
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Health Network Alert – Advocates Should Ensure That States Comply With New HCBS Transition Plan Rules
(06/04/2014) The new federal Medicaid regulations for home and community-based services (HCBS) establish clear requirements for public comment — but some states already seem to be out of compliance. This alert provides what the regulations require, what some states are …
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