Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance to Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care (LTC) facilities (commonly known as nursing homes) regarding visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Center for Medicare Advocacy. November 12 Guidance. Endnotes. [1]

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Nursing Home Medicare Medicaid Self-harm 120

Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. Administrative pressure to reduce hospital emergency lengths of stay can result in premature discharges. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When the COVID-19 PHE ends, which is expected in 2023, state agencies will begin the “unwinding” of continuous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by going through the redetermination process for all enrollees. The Biden-Harris administration has committed to providing a 60-day notice to states before the PHE will expire.

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Medicaid Social Worker Advocacy Communication 98

Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends that beneficiaries review coverage options each year because the needs of each beneficiary and the coverage offered by each plan often change. The type or types of coverage selected by beneficiaries can have profound effects on access to and cost of health care.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country. For instance, social workers provide counseling and support through shelter programs, individual counseling, and court advocacy. Terry Werner is executive director of NASW-SD: SD Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion.

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Domestic Violence Social Worker Therapist Medicaid 40

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, former director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? Increase SNAP benefits: Less “neglect.”

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