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 […]
