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Group Calls for Investigation of Failure to Evacuate Elderly During Katrina
The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) has sent a letter to Congress calling for an inves...
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For Better or for Worse, States Are Turning to Managed Care for Medicaid Long-Term Care
More and more states are switching to a managed care model when dealing with Medicaid long-term care patients, a change that has resulted in a loss of services in some cases.
Read moreNew Study Finds That Few Nursing Home Residents Transferred Assets
Agreeing with earlier results, a study by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that asset trans...
Read moreNew Transfer Rules Change Long-Term Care Insurance Purchasing Decisions
As the states implement the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which became law in February 2006, qualifying for Medicai...
Read moreClerk's Documents Show Law Changing Medicaid Transfer Rules Never Passed House
The Clerk of the U.S House of Representatives has added fuel to the fire over the passage of the Deficit Reduction A...
Read moreJudge Dismisses Consumer Group's Challenge to Law Changing Medicaid Rules
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the consumer group P...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Having Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
Nursing home residents are experiencing serious problems receiving the correct medications since implementation of M...
Read moreThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Long-Term Care Planning
You don't have to be a complete idiot to be confused about long-term care coverage. To the rescue comes this highly readable yet comprehensive resource on how to be prepared for a crisis that could derail even the...
Read moreSupreme Court Rules in Medicaid Lien Case
On May 1, 2006, the United States Supreme Court handed down an important Medicaid ruling. The decision, a victory f...
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