May 2012

5/18/12

2012-13 IOLA Grant Awards More States Pass Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Lawmakers move to expand mortgage protection for military New rules to direct unused funds to indigent Pennsylvanians The gay marriage paradox: as acceptance rises, so do legal barriers

5/17/12

How Has the TANF Caseload Changed Over Time? Court hears arguments over gay marriage, sunshine law Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challenge Free online training – Bridging the Needs of Military Families and the Courts

5/16/12

Free Video – Overcoming Language Barriers – Creating Language Access Policies NY Times Op-Ed: Rethinking Pro Bono Facilitating Postsecondary Education and Training for TANF Recipients Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State (Updated)

5/15/12

Urban Institute: Welfare Reform What Have We Learned in Fifteen Years? Many Businesses Offer Health Benefits To Same-Sex Couples Ahead Of Laws 12 OHIP/ADM-2: Transitioning Children from Child Health Plus to Medicaid Using Express Lane Eligibility Empire Justice Center Memorandum in Opposition: New Yorkers Do Not Need Check Cashers as Lenders in New York

5/14/12

BofA initiates home loan modification offers While Pro Bono Goal Applauded, Questions About Details Abound New rules to direct unused funds to indigent Pennsylvanians NY Times: Unintended Consequence for Dialysis Patients as Drug Rule Changes Nursing Home Medicaid Coverage – Basic Financial Eligibility Rules about Income, Resources, and Spousal Protections

5/11/12

Transfer of Asset Rules in Medicaid — The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 CBPP: Are Low-Income Programs Enlarging the Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Problem? Bernanke-even worthy borrowers can’t get mortgages

5/10/12

Medicaid Transportation in NYS Article: The last tower: The decline and fall of public housing Bad News for Most Debt Collectors and Good News for Consumers CFPB: New HAMP enhancements will help military homeowners

5/9/12

HRA Materials Updated IOLA Interest Income as of April, 2012 Patients Share Of Expensive Specialty Drugs Is Rising Step-by-step guide to enrolling in the NYSARC Pooled SNT for Medicaid spend-down Report: Virtually Every State Experienced Deteriorating Access to Care for Adults over the Past Decade