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  • Latest Action: Mar 24, 2009 Introduced in Senate

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  • 83% of users support S.683

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    • On April 03, 2009, by klig103 - Community-Based Services are Cost Effective. Posted by: SteveGoldADA@cs.com Date Mailed: Sunday, March 22nd 2009 11:31 AM Community-Based Services are Cost Effective. Information Bulletin # 281 (3/09) Two recent studies/reports document the many ways Medicaid's Community-Based Long Term Care Services are cost-effective as compared to expensive institutional nursing facilities: 1. "Do Non-Institutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending?" written by H.S Kaye, M. LaPlante, and C. Harrington. It is in the journal Health Affairs, vol 28, no 1 (Jan/Feb 2009). http://content.healthaffairs.org "Taking the Long View: Investing in Medicaid Home & Community-Based Services Is Cost-Effective" written by R. Mollica, E. Kasser, L. Walker, & A. Houser. It's in a pub.entitled INSIGHT on the Issues, vol I26 (March 2009) pub. by AARP Public Policy Institute. www.aarp.org/ppi D.Kligerman

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      As noted by klig103, a user on OpenCongress.org, on April 03, 2009, "Community-Based Services are Cost Effective. Posted by: SteveGoldADA@cs.com Date Mailed: Sunday, March 22nd 2009 11:31 AM Community-Based Services are Cost Effective. Information Bulletin # 281 (3/09) Two recent studies/reports document the many ways Medicaid's Community-Based Long Term Care Services are cost-effective as compared to expensive institutional nursing facilities: 1. "Do Non-Institutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending?" written by H.S Kaye, M. LaPlante, and C. Harrington. It is in the journal Health Affairs, vol 28, no 1 (Jan/Feb 2009). http://content.healthaffairs.org "Taking the Long View: Investing in Medicaid Home & Community-Based Services Is Cost-Effective" written by R. Mollica, E. Kasser, L. Walker, & A. Houser. It's in a pub.entitled INSIGHT on the Issues, vol I26 (March 2009) pub. by AARP Public Policy Institute. www.aarp.org/ppi D.Kligerman "
    • On May 04, 2009, by SSDC - People should NEVER be forced to live in an institution if they do not want to. All options should be made available and affordable to them without restriction. Keep in mind that one day this could be you!

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      As noted by SSDC, a user on OpenCongress.org, on May 04, 2009, "People should NEVER be forced to live in an institution if they do not want to. All options should be made available and affordable to them without restriction. Keep in mind that one day this could be you!"

    Highly Rated Blog Articles

    • S.683: Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act - U.S. Congress ... - March 29, 2011 by opencongress.org - Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.683 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah. Source: opencongress.org ... OpenCongress is a free and ope

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      As noted by opencongress.org on March 29, 2011, "Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.683 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah. Source: opencongress.org ... OpenCongress is a free and ope" (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s683/show)
    • Amy's LJ. - Bücherliste - December 26, 2010 by .Amy's LJ. - Es - Stephen King [S.683/1097] Die Wahrheit über Alice - Rebecca James [S.83/316] Jägerin der Dunkelheit - Christine Feehan [S.387/552] Sakrileg - Dan Brown [S.372/607] eat. pray. love. - Elizabeth Gilbert [S.29/445] ...

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      As noted by .Amy's LJ. on December 26, 2010, "Es - Stephen King [S.683/1097] Die Wahrheit über Alice - Rebecca James [S.83/316] Jägerin der Dunkelheit - Christine Feehan [S.387/552] Sakrileg - Dan Brown [S.372/607] eat. pray. love. - Elizabeth Gilbert [S.29/445] ..." (http://oo-marie-oo.livejournal.com/32107.html)
    • Der Reiz des Fremden - Streifzüge - Magazinierte Transformationslust - December 12, 2010 by Streifzüge - Die Tüchtigkeit, die es lächelnd mit den Dingen aufnimmt und sie unter Kontrolle bringt nur um den Preis, dass auch die Ansprüche der Sinnlichkeit unter Kontrolle gebracht werden, das ist, sagt Benjamin, die Katastrophe (I 2, S. 683). ...

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      As noted by Streifzüge on December 12, 2010, "Die Tüchtigkeit, die es lächelnd mit den Dingen aufnimmt und sie unter Kontrolle bringt nur um den Preis, dass auch die Ansprüche der Sinnlichkeit unter Kontrolle gebracht werden, das ist, sagt Benjamin, die Katastrophe (I 2, S. 683). ..." (http://www.streifzuege.org/2010/der-reiz-des-fremden)

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