DRA Update as of March 2015

Posted onSaturday, December 17th, 2011Sunday, March 19th, 2023AuthorKiara Lopez

Senator’s Letter on DRA to CMS 2015 (pdf)Senate Bill 483 (pdf)Deficit Reduction Act of 2005:Medicaid Provisions (pdf)CMS Implementation Guidelines for DRA/Medicaid (pdf)DRA/California Side-By-Side Chart 02/08 (pdf)Proof of Citizenship UpdateProof of Citizenship ACWDL 06/07 (pdf)DRA Update and Draft Regulations as of September 2013DRA Update and Draft Regulations as of September 2012 DRA Update as of March 2015 There has been no further update since October 2014 regarding the progress of implementation of the DRA regulations, when all four of the DRA regulation packages were still in the process of being drafted or redrafted.

Category: New Developments [536 posts]

Report on Reverse Mortgages

Posted onFriday, December 16th, 2011Sunday, March 19th, 2023AuthorKiara Lopez

Report on Reverse Mortgages. The Consumers Union along with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform and the Council on Aging Silicon Valley released a report calling for stricter oversight of the reverse mortgage market and new consumer protections for borrowers.

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U.S. Senate Holds Hearing About Antipsychotic Misuse in Nursing Homes

Posted onSunday, December 11th, 2011Sunday, March 19th, 2023AuthorKiara Lopez

On November 30, 2011, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a special hearing titled “Overprescribed: The Human and Taxpayers’ Costs of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes.” The hearing follows a May 2011 Inspector General Report finding massive misuse of antipsychotic drugs to sedate and subdue residents with dementia.

Category: New Developments [536 posts]