Reports

The guide offers advocates a primer on the law that impacts Medicaid-funded home and community-based services. It highlights key resources and tools to use when advocating to expand and preserve Medicaid coverage of critical LTSS services.  

(7/24/12) As policymakers debate changing the cost of living adjustment, NSCLC recommends a switch to the CPI-E as the basis for calculating the COLA for Social Security, veterans and other federal benefits. Read the brief.

(May 2012) This report contains an analysis of the eight health plans selected by the California Department of Health Care Services and finds that seven of the eight received a global health plan rating of 1 (poor) out of five (excellent) stars. &n...

(2007) Report: Improper and Unfair Provisions in Missouri Nursing Home Agreements. Click here.

(11/16/11) A new issue brief from NSCLC says that dual eligibles who qualify for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program often go without needed care because they can’t find physician specialists, mental health professionals or other provide...

(10/4/11) An issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center entitled “Building an Integrated Appeals System for Dual Eligibles,” recommends that as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) works with states to create new model...

(8/23/11) Medicare and Medicaid Alignment: Challenges and Opportunities for Serving Dual Eligibles. In another NSCLC Issue brief, simple fixes are suggested to several problems dual eligibles experience from not getting essential medical equipment to g...

(7/15/11) An issue brief on this topic was introduced at a Policy Forum at the Kaiser Family Foundation in July. The brief noted that it is essential to have consumer protections in place before new models are implemented. At the NSCLC policy...

This policy Issue Brief discusses the serious long-term negative impact of increasing the Social Security retirement age. Read the Issue Brief: Increasing the Social Security Retirement Age Cuts Benefits and Drives Up Administrative Costs.

The federal government should take a more active role in oversight of assisted living facilities in light of current common practice that allows facilities to kick out or refuse to admit Medicaid-eligible residents even though the facilities themselves...