Across the country, assisted living facilities now provide services for residents with significant care needs, a noticeable change from 30 years ago when California adopted its quality standards. California developed its regulations on the premise that facilities do not provide, and residents do not need, health care services. Decades later, this premise has perpetuated an […]
Changes to health care coverage are happening rapidly and can be confusing for advocates to understand and explain to beneficiaries. This issue brief, the first we’re releasing under our new name, Justice in Aging, and co-authored by Advocates for African American Elders (AAAE), discusses the importance of effective outreach and education during any complex health […]
Unfinished Business: Designing Appeals Procedures in the Dual-Eligible Demonstrations helps stakeholders focus their advocacy about appeals on areas where a consumer voice can have the most potential to affect programs, by highlighting the many areas where appeal rights and procedures have not yet been fully developed. – December 2014
This December Issue Brief is an update on NSCLC’s September 2013 analysis of appeals processes in demonstrations in six states. Unfinished Business helps stakeholders focus their advocacy about appeals on areas where a consumer voice can have the most potential to affect programs, by highlighting the many areas where appeal rights and procedures have not yet […]
In this August 2014 Policy Issue Brief, Justice in Aging shares what states are doing to ensure person-centered planning is included in managed care contracts.
This paper is the first in a series of four papers designed to highlight pressing issues facing dual eligibles and provide recommendations to the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, state Medicaid agencies and other interested policymakers and stakeholders on how to address them. The first paper provides recommendations for consumer protections in delivery system models that integrate […]
With Alzheimer's and related dementias on the rise, and people with dementia residing in a variety of settings, individuals with cognitive impairments caused by dementia are coming into contact with not just nursing staff, but a variety of professionals including home health aides, adult day center staff, and first responders. Many of the individuals caring […]
