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		<title>Affordable Care Act &#8211; What happens now with Health Care Reform? &#8211; Bryant Hall Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bryant Hall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Administration reported today that the Affordable Care Act will save Medicare beneficiares 208 billion dollars through 2020 and save the Medicare program 200 billion dollars through 2016. Regardless of whether those estimates are accurate, they raise the question again &#8211; &#8216;So What Happens Now with Health Care Reform?&#8217; The Supreme Court is expected to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning &#8211; What to Do When A Resident Owns Property? &#8211; Janice Lorrah</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colorado Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community spouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deficit Reduction Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Property]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung, and like many people, I’ve spend the past few weekends sprucing up the yard and knocking off projects on my “honey do” list. All these home improvement projects got me thinking about what happens to a nursing facility resident’s house after he enters a Facility … must the home be sold in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Returns &#8211; Bryant Hall</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/uncategorized/congress-returns-bryant-hall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryant Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schutjer Bogar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiber Creek Health Strategies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress returns from its winter break next week with the same issues confronting it when it left in December. While the Congress and the White House agreed to a temporary, two month &#8220;fix&#8221; for physician payments, that fix will expire on February 29. Meanwhile, the House and Senate have appointed Members to a conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Update and Potential Impact on Health Care &#8211; Bryant Hall</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/election-update-and-potential-impact-on-health-care-bryant-hall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bryant Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Health Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[block grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Committee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This November not only determines the next President of the United States, but also the political direction the nation will take. In addition to the presidential election, 33 Senate seats, the entirety of House of Representatives, and 11 Governorships will also face the polls. All of these races will have effects on the Affordable Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Exception to the “180-day invoicing” &#8211; Trisha Cowart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[eligibility determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Section 1101.68]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Pennsylvania, after a facility receives a Medicaid eligibility determination for its resident, it must submit an invoice requesting payment within 180-days of services. Although 180-days seems like a long time to submit an invoice may facilities do not receive Medicaid eligibility determinations until well after 180-days have passed since the services were rendered to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Complications with Medicaid Benefit Qualification &#8211; Brendan Brady</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/reducing-complications-with-medicaid-benefit-qualification-brendan-brady/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/reducing-complications-with-medicaid-benefit-qualification-brendan-brady/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[eligibility determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Qualification Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The central figure in the Medicaid eligibility process is obviously the resident. However, family members and guardians of the resident also play an integral role. Much of the time they are just as committed to securing benefits as the facility. Other times, issues arise with family members and guardians that can complicate a resident’s application [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tactics for Facilities &#8211; Kali Backer</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/uncategorized/tactics-for-facilities-kali-backer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/uncategorized/tactics-for-facilities-kali-backer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Admission Agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authorization Statement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Application]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Petition for Guardianship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quasi-Contract]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all make mistakes. In the normal course of business, the facility and resident (or the resident’s legal representative) will sign an Admission Agreement upon admission. However, what happens if the resident is now refusing to cooperate with the Medicaid eligibility process, and no one ever signed the Admission Agreement? To some, this might sound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Common Myths About Medicaid &#8211; Monica Singh</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/ten-common-myths-about-medicaid-monica-singh/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/ten-common-myths-about-medicaid-monica-singh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Long Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Myths]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The truth is that State Medicaid programs are complex and many of us have preconceived notions about Medicaid coverage of nursing home care. Here are 10 common myths about Medicaid in the nursing home setting: 1. Medicaid coverage means substandard care. False. Providing substandard care to Medicaid recipients and discriminating based on the resident’s pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentines Day &#8211; by Julie Walko</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/valentines-day-by-julie-walko/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/valentines-day-by-julie-walko/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julie Walko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Case worker]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spousal resource assessment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may be enjoying sweet treats this week in honor of Valentine’s Day, the day we take time out of our busy schedules to celebrate the love we have for our significant others, it is also a good time to remember the spouses of our residents. I know many of you have witnessed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Resolutions &#8211; Eva Signore</title>
		<link>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/new-years-resolutions-eva-signore/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.schutjerbogar.com/featured/new-years-resolutions-eva-signore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again. It’s time to figure out what our resolutions are for 2012! Here at Schutjer Bogar, the number one resolution on our list every year is to provide the best Medicaid legal services to our clients. In order to ensure the Medicaid process goes as smoothly as possible, the one [...]]]></description>
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