New guide available for appeals of Medicaid Managed Care Decisions
Medicaid services are now provided through managed care organizations (MCO’s), which are required by federal law to provide a grievance and appeal process for the enrollees. An enrollee may be dissatisfied with the number of hours of service, or the services being provided, or a host of other issues. Three major nonprofits have collaborated on a new guide for advocates to help them in...
Justice in Aging’s 2015 Resource Manual educates consumers about nursing home practices
Justice in Aging is a national nonprofit agency which advocates for seniors and pursues litigation involving unlawful practices that affect large classes of the population who are aged or have disabilities. I have previously written about nursing home practices in this space and am glad to tell you that the 2015 updated guidebook 20 Common Nursing Home Problems and How to Resolve Them...