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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.
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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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Tag Archives: Managed Care
NSCLC Advocates Guide for Notices in Medicaid Managed LTSS
(11/20/2014) As Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) rolls out nationwide, advocates on the ground have seen due process violations in appeals and notices of action. In this tool for advocates and consumers, NSCLC focuses on notice and appeal …
Posted in Alerts, Health Network Alert
Tagged health care, healthcare, long term care, Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, Medicaid
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WEBINAR: Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Appeals 101
Free Webinar When: Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 2-3 PM EDT Since 2009, the number of states delivering Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) through managed care has increased more than four-fold, so that presently, 28 states either operate a managed … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health Network Alert, Long Term Care, LTSS in Managed Care, Medicaid, mltss
Tagged Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, Medicaid
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Can Reality Match Rhetoric? Person-Centered Planning in Managed LTSS
In this August 2014 Policy Issue Brief, NSCLC shares what states are doing to ensure person-centered planning is included in managed care contracts.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Health Care Reform, Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, Medicaid
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WEBINAR: Consumer Protection in MLTSS: Good (and Not-So-Good) Enrollment and Disenrollment Practices
March 31, 2014 This webinar (the second in a series based on the Advocate’s Library of Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Contract Provisions) examined and discussed how states handle enrollment to and disenrollment from Medicaid managed care long-term services and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health Network Alert, Medicaid
Tagged Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, MLTSS
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ISSUE BRIEF: Medicaid Expansion and Transition Issues for California Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
November 2013 –The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will afford millions of uninsured individuals with healthcare coverage through the expansion of Medicaid and the creation of state healthcare exchanges. A new NSCLC issue brief, Medicaid Expansion in California: Opportunities and Challenges … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Reports
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Home and Community-based Services, Managed Care, Medi-Cal, Medicaid, Medicare
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Comments on Language Access Filed with HHS
In comments filed September 30, 2013, NSCLC urged the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services to increase its focus on language access needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care.Comments on … Continue reading
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Tagged Language Access, Managed Care, Medicaid, Medicare
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NSCLC and Florida Advocates Publish Medicaid Long Term Care Guides and Tips
Seeking to prepare both advocates and consumers for Florida’s plan to move most consumers in long-term care to managed care, the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, Florida Legal Services and NSCLC have published a number of easy-to-understand materials.
Posted in Alerts, Health Network Alert
Tagged Home and Community-based Services, long term care, Managed Care
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