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9/20/11

2012 Medicare Part D Plans Announced – Enrollment begins early – October 15, 2011 GAO Report: Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of GAO Recommendations to Treasury Justice demands legal aid for civil cases Journal investigation: Caregivers of mentally disabled keep jobs, even in cases of abuse, neglect Can a solid-state drive make your computer faster?

9/19/11

Credit probes go beyond scores How Do States' Safety Net Policies Affect Poverty?

9/16/11

Medicaid Managed Care (Updated) CBPP Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources Hearing on "Improving Work and Other Welfare Reform Goals" Empire Justice Memo of Support: Due Process for Consumers in Medicaid and Family Health Plus Overpayment Actions Poverty in the United States

9/15/11

The Civil Right to Counsel: Addressing the Scope, Answering the Tough Questions, and Looking to the Future Poverty Rate Second-Highest In 45 Years; Record Numbers Lacked Health Insurance, Lived In Deep Poverty FRCP Rules Change Update GAO Report: Homeownership Counseling: Although Research Suggests Some Benefits, Implementation and Evaluation Challenges Exist Mortgage Default Warnings Surged In …

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9/14/11

Empire Justice Delivers Letter to Governor in Support of Health Related Legal Services Legislation Rate Of Uninsured Stays Flat In 2010, Census Reports NY Times: Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on ‘Lost Decade’ New Job Openings Posted

9/13/11

Free Federal Rules Ebooks by Legal Information Institute New York to stop 'warehousing' mental patients Consumer Protection Financial Bureau asks for Input on Mortgage Disclosure Forms: Know Before You Owe Empire Justice Center’s Food Stamp Budget Worksheet for New York State SSA – Expedited Vocational Assessment Under the Sequential Evaluation Process: Notice of proposed rulemaking …

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9/12/11

The Poor Have Numbers. Do They Count? Fair Hearing of the Month Health Insurers Deny Coverage To Many Who Apply For Individual Policies MDRC: A Safety Net Built Around Work – When There Is No Work Unable to pay child support, poor parents land behind bars

9/9/11

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment? Steering Committee of Statewide Campaign to Save the Foreclosure Prevention Services Program Sends Letter to Governor Cuomo Asking for Program to be Funded in Budget ACLU, Navy vet sue over Florida's welfare drug testing law NY Times: Fair Lending and Accountability