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How to Fight a Nursing Home Discharge
Once a resident is settled in a nursing home, being told to leave can be very traumatic. Nursing homes are required to follow certain procedures...
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Final Vote on Transfer Rules Unlikely Before January 31
The date of enactment of the Medicaid asset transfer changes is unlikely to occur before the House of Representative...
Read moreHouse Members File Suit to Block 'Law' Changing Medicaid Rules
Congressman John Conyers, Jr., the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, and ten other ranking members of...
Read moreThe DRA One Year Later: Dems Waiting for Outcome of Legal Challenges to Law That Stiffens Medicaid Transfer Penalties
Feb. 8, 2007 -- One year after President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) into law on Febr...
Read moreAfter 14 Years, Elder Law Professor Prevails in Nursing Home Fraud Case
Medicaid Recovery of Home Catches Many Families by Surprise
States are becoming more aggressive about collecting reimbursement for Medicaid nursing home care, and families of d...
Read moreTightening Medicaid Rules Will Not Greatly Increase LTC Insurance Purchases, Study Finds
New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term ca...
Read moreMedicaid Commission Releases Report; Democrats Unimpressed
The Bush administration's Medicaid Commission, established in 2005 to study ways to 'modernize' Medicaid, has releas...
Read moreBush Medicaid Panel Proposes Moving Nursing Home Residents into Managed Care
Moving nursing home residents into managed care plans is among the recommendations that will be included in the fina...
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