{"id":148,"date":"2014-07-01T16:09:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/tlao\/?p=148"},"modified":"2017-05-03T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T21:10:27","slug":"temple-legal-aid-interns-work-highlighted-at-pa-long-term-care-commission-public-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/tlao\/2014\/07\/01\/temple-legal-aid-interns-work-highlighted-at-pa-long-term-care-commission-public-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple Legal Aid Intern\u2019s Work Highlighted at PA Long Term Care Commission Public Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a public hearing of the PA Long Term Care Commission focusing \u00a0on funding priorities for long-term care in light of the Affordable Care Act, our intern Leslie Allen had her white paper highlighted, discussed, distributed, and entered into the record.\u00a0 Entitled Adopting the Community First Choice Option in PA: Consider the Savings<\/em>, the paper describes 1.5 billion dollars that the Commonwealth\u00a0could save over four years \u00a0by adopting the Community First Choice Option, a program under which people in need of long-term care would receive services in the community instead of being relegated to nursing home care.\u00a0 The paper was presented as part of the testimony of Liberty Resources, Inc., the Center for Independent Living for Philadelphia and several surrounding counties. Here are links to her report<\/a> and the executive summary<\/a>.\u00a0Congratulations to Leslie, who is now a graduate and employee of PHLR(Public Health Law Research) at Temple Law School. \u00a0Among other things, her work will include maintaining datasets on mental health commitment standards in different states.<\/p>\n

Related\u00a0to long term care, federal legislation has been introduced by Senator Harkin \u00a0designed to ensure that Medical Assistance recipients can receive long-term care in their homes. \u00a0The bill is called\u00a0The Community Integration Act of 214 as SB 2515, whichwill be available shortly here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At a public hearing of the PA Long Term Care Commission focusing \u00a0on funding priorities for long-term care in light of the Affordable Care Act,…<\/p>\n

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