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Medicaid Legal Information Letters

Medicaid Benefits: Online Database

Medicare 2008 Payment Amounts

CMS Rulings

CMS'S  Medicare Page

Medicaid - Medicare Program Manuals

Medicaid Reference Guide (MRG)

Selected Parts of  NY DSS Medicaid Regs

Medicare, Managed Care and AAC Devices for HMO and other Medicare+Choice Participants  This and the following booklet contain primers on the entire Medicare appeals process

National Assistive Technology Conference, April, 2006 Conference Handouts

Medicaid

Outline on State Medicaid Cutbacks and Responsive Advocacy
MEDICAID’S AMOUNT, DURATION AND SCOPE REQUIREMENT: CHALLENGING CUTS TO SERVICES FOR ADULTS
Confronting the Challenge of Medicaid Cutbacks through Litigation: The Lessons of Lankford and other cases
Medicaid Litigation Update 2006
OUTLINE FOR A MEDICAID DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HEARING
PREPARATION FOR A MEDICAID DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HEARING POWERPOINT Presentation

Medicare

MEDICARE FUNDING OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
HOW TO BRING APPEALS UNDER MEDICARE PART B

National Assistive Technology Conference, April, 2005 Conference Handouts

Medicaid

Addressing Long Waits for Home and Community-based Care Through Medicaid and the ADA
Key Medicaid Decisions Re: DME Coverage
MEDICAID DME DEFINITIONS FROM 32 STATES
Barriers to Medicaid Funding for Items of Durable Medical Equipment
Medicaid is the nation's largest source of health care reimbursement for Americans for poor and disabled children.
Fred C v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Et Al., Updated Amicus Brief

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Policy Initiative

National Assistive Technology Conference, March, 2004 Conference Handouts

Medicaid:

Introduction to Medicaid: Eligibility, Federal Mandates, Hearings and Litigation
\Medicaid, Assistive Technologies & The Courts - Recent Court Decisions of Relevance To Assistive Technology Advocacy
Medicaid Challenges in 2004 and Beyond
Medicaid Reimbursement for Assistive Technology in Nursing Facilities
Outline on State Medicaid Cutbacks and Responsive Advocacy
Medicaid and Persons with Disabilities                          PDF Version

Medicare

Medicare: An Overview
Summary of the Medicare Act of 2003 

National Assistive Technology Conference, April, 2002 Conference Handouts

Medicaid:
Federal Medicaid Litigation, Westside Mothers and Other Ways to Do Medicaid Impact Work
42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Medical Necessity: The Theoretical and the Practical
Medicare
Medicare: Understanding the Appeals System and the Policies Which Govern at Each Stage of a Durable Medical Equipment Case

National Assistive Technology Conference, April, 2001 Conference Handouts

Medicaid
Medicaid Services
Medicaid - Due Process
Home and Community Based Waiver Programs
Medicaid Special Eligibility Provisions

National Assistive Technology Conference, April, 2000 Conference Handouts

Medicaid
Medicaid and Exclusive Lists in the Year 2000
42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Enforcement of the Medicaid Act
Resolving Complaints in Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare
Medicare: An Overview
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