10110116Healthcare, Public Benefits, and the Administrative Law Process
Course Information
Description
Gain familiarity in this growing area of elder law! This course will provide an overview of healthcare and public benefits available to older adults. Students will examine Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security policies regarding eligibility for benefits, denials, overpayments, and appeals. Administrative code provisions, benefit manuals, and federal and state statutes will be analyzed as students prepare an argument and exhibits for an administrative law hearing.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies
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Differentiate between benefits available to older adultsAssessment StrategiesQuizScenarioCriteriaDefine Medicare and MedicaidIdentify social security benefit programsIdentify local, state, and federal sources of law relevant to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
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Navigate Medicaid Eligibility HandbookAssessment StrategiesScenarioCompleting Online EBD Medicaid HandbookCriteriaCorrectly locate information in the handbookDetermine eligibility for Medicaid benefits based on rules in the handbookCorrectly calculate divestment penaltyDetermine if penalty was correctly assessed
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Conduct cost share analysisAssessment StrategiesQuizScenarioCriteriaNavigate the Medicaid Eligibility HandbookAnalysis correctly identifies Medicaid contribution (income)Analysis correctly identifies client contribution (expense)
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Examine Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security policiesAssessment StrategiesQuizCase studyWritten documentCriteriaConduct research to determine eligibility of benefitsApply a rule to client scenarioEvaluate merits of caseDraft an appealAppeal is a persuasive document (brief)Appeal cites law, exhibits, and argument for eligibility determinationAnalyze factors in considering an appeal