Benefits Expedited for Over 9,000 Maryland Medicaid Applicants

Over 9,000 people with disabilities who have been waiting far too long to hear whether they will get Medicaid should now get a prompt decision as the result of an agreement signed on April 25, 2013. Maryland also…

New Yorkers Living with HIV/AIDs Secure Critical Class Action Settlement

On April 3, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved the class action settlement entered into between recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) living in New York City who are HIV-positive or…

NCLEJ and Other Advocates Sue Missouri for Medicaid Change that Would Cause Unnecessary Institutionalization of Dialysis Patients

NCLEJ, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, the Saint Louis Legal Clinic, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and two private attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit to challenge a new Medicaid policy that will cause Medicaid recipients who…

Madison County, NY, Improves Policies for People with Disabilities

The Madison County Department of Social Services has issued an Americans with Disabilities Act policy which is a significant improvement over the ADA materials that Madison DSS had previously, and is similar to the Onondaga County DSS ADA…

NCLEJ Comments on Health Insurance Exchanges

NCLEJ attorneys Gina Mannix and Cary LaCheen have submitted extensive comments on proposed HHS regulations governing the health insurance exchanges to be created under the Affordable Care Act. The comments’ recommendations are drawn from our experience with public…

Improving Automated Medicaid Eligibility Systems: NCLEJ Comments on HHS Proposals

In response to an HHS proposal to add and change conditions and standards that states must meet to get enhanced federal funding to upgrade their automated Medicaid eligibility systems, NCLEJ has submitted extensive comments touching on issues related…

NCLEJ and LS-NYC Provide Social Security Administration Extensive Comments on Conducting an Agency Self-Evaluation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

NCLEJ and Advocacy Center of Louisiana Urge Major Improvements in FEMA’s Draft Disaster Temporary Housing Operational Guide to Address Needs of Individuals with Disabilities

NCLEJ Urges Strengthening of Proposed Regulations to Increase Public Participation in the Review of Medicaid Demonstration Projects