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Administrative Oversight Of State Medicaid Payment Policies:Giving Teeth To The Equal Access Provision, Julia Bienstock
Administrative Oversight Of State Medicaid Payment Policies:Giving Teeth To The Equal Access Provision, Julia Bienstock
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
"First Food" Justice: Racial Disparities In Infant Feeding As Food Oppression, Andrea Freeman
"First Food" Justice: Racial Disparities In Infant Feeding As Food Oppression, Andrea Freeman
Fordham Law Review
Tabitha Walrond gave birth to Tyler Isaac Walrond on June 27, 1997, when Tabitha, a black woman from the Bronx, was nineteen years old. Four months before the birth, Tabitha, who received New York public assistance, attempted to enroll Tyler in her health insurance plan (HIP), but encountered a mountain of bureaucratic red tape and errors. After several trips to three different offices in the city, Tabitha still could not get a Medicaid card for Tyler. Tabitha’s city caseworker informed her that she would have to wait until after Tyler’s social security card and birth certificate arrived to get the …
Ethical Considerations In Medicaid Estate Planning: An Analysis Of The Aba Model Rules Of Professional Conduct, Eleanor M. Crosby, Ira M. Leff
Ethical Considerations In Medicaid Estate Planning: An Analysis Of The Aba Model Rules Of Professional Conduct, Eleanor M. Crosby, Ira M. Leff
Fordham Law Review
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Securities Funding Of Long-Term Care: A Step Toward A Private Sector Solution, Dana Schilling
Securities Funding Of Long-Term Care: A Step Toward A Private Sector Solution, Dana Schilling
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article proposes a new system of fudning long-term care that contemplates the issuing of securities. This mechanism is designed to supplement or supplant private insurance and to enable the private sector to play a more significant role. This Article considers the current funding alternatives for nursing home care, and specifically explores the types of facilities already in existence to serve the elderly in need of nursing home services. This article proceeds to explore the concept of a health care consortium, and discusses the various legal implications of the plan.
The Effect Of Recent Medicaid Decisions On A Constitutional Right: Abortions Only For The Rich?, Michael Lalli
The Effect Of Recent Medicaid Decisions On A Constitutional Right: Abortions Only For The Rich?, Michael Lalli
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Article discusses recent abortion decisions since Roe v Wade and the issues left unanswered, namely, must public hospitals now permit the use of their facilities for abortions and are states obliged to pay for abortions for women who cannot afford them.
Case Note: Constitutional Law - Fair Hearing - A Provider Of Services Has A Right To Challenge A Determination Of Medicaid Benefits For Its Patients, Leonard J. Morreale, Jr.
Case Note: Constitutional Law - Fair Hearing - A Provider Of Services Has A Right To Challenge A Determination Of Medicaid Benefits For Its Patients, Leonard J. Morreale, Jr.
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In this case note, Leonard J. Morreale, Jr. analyzes Peninsula General Nursing Home v. Sugarman, 57 App. Div. 2d 268, 394 N.Y.S.2d 644 (1st Dep't 1977). Jacob Stupler, an alleged indigent, was enrolled in the federal Medicare program which reimbursed the petitioner, Peninsula General Nursing Home, for the cost of medical care and services rendered to him. When federal benefits were terminated, petitioner promptly applied for Medicaid coverage on behalf of Mr. Stupler pursuant to the New York State Medical Assistance for Needy Persons Plan. The Social Services Department of the City of New York denied the application because Mr. …
Note: The Federal False Claims Act: A Potential Deterrent To Medicaid Fraud And Abuse, Peter J. Sherman
Note: The Federal False Claims Act: A Potential Deterrent To Medicaid Fraud And Abuse, Peter J. Sherman
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A scandal that seems certain to occupy headline space during the foreseeable future is the abuse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, under which state agencies provide medical assistance to the elderly, needy and disabled with largely-federal funding. Medicaid fraud and abuse wastes an estimated three billion dollars of tax money each year. Senate investigators who studied the problem found that "rampant fraud and abuse exists among practitioners participating in the Medicaid program" and among participating medical testing laboratories. The Federal False Claims Act (FCA), a statute more than a century old, provides a potential deterrent to such fraud and …