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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: Events
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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NCLC WEBINAR: Medical Debt: Overview of New IRS Regulations and Industry Best Practices
Free NCLC Webinar When: March 4, 2015 at 2 p.m – 3 p.m. EDT This webinar will present an overview of the IRS final regulations governing financial assistance and collection policies of nonprofit hospitals. The regulations require nonprofit hospitals to … Continue reading
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NSCLC Attorney Co-Presents Webinar on Involuntary Nursing Home Discharge
(1/28/2015) Free Webinar – Involuntary Transfer and Discharge from Nursing Homes: Prevention, Advocacy, and Appeals When: February 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EST This webinar discussed strategies and best practices for preventing involuntary discharge from nursing homes and advocating for residents … 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: SSI Basics
Free Webinar When: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2 – 3:30 PM EDT We covered the basic eligibility rules for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program which provides modest financial support for older people and people with disabilities who lack other … 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: Assisted Living Reform: Policies and Politics
Free Webinar When: Monday, December 15, 2014 3 – 4 PM EDT There’s a growing agreement around the need for assisted living reform. While health policy experts, caregivers, consumers, and their families recognize reform is overdue, political hurdles can get … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Emerging Issues and Consumer Rights in Providing Medicaid LTSS through Managed Care
Free Webinar When: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 2-3 PM EDT This webinar examined the critically important issue of consumer rights in the 28 states that have moved to Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems. Additionally, it evaluated emerging … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Dual Eligible Demonstrations – An Update for Advocates
Free Webinar Wednesday, December 3, 2014 3 – 4 PM EDT Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries in several states received passive enrollment notices as part of the Financial Alignment Initiative. On January 1, 2015, another large … 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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